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    Comment #47071611

    Most of the solutions here assume you control the recording environment, which works well for async demos. The harder case is live screen shares. If you're walking a client through…

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    Comment #47046698

    The concerning pattern is that the data-collecting ones actively hide what they're doing — the Similarweb-linked extensions apparently obfuscate with Base64 or AES-256 before sendi…

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    Comment #47001498

    This is interesting. How much overhead did that add to your development workflow? I'm curious if building and maintaining that parallel demo infrastructure became its own project, …

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    Comment #47001494

    I thought this too initially - "just make the fake data look professional." Where it broke down for me: investors with technical backgrounds would ask edge case questions ("show me…

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    Comment #47001489

    Thanks for the Mockaton suggestion! I like the API mocking approach - that handles the backend data cleanly. The challenge I kept running into was the frontend side during live scr…

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    Ask HN: How do founders demo real product without exposing sensitive data?

    Pitching soon and want to show the real thing, not a sanitized environment. How do you handle sensitive during live demos? The problem: investors want to see your actual product wo…

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    Comment #46947933

    Interesting and smart approach - most noise generators are obviously artificial in their traffic patterns. I've been thinking about browser privacy from a different angle: not hidi…

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    Comment #46906104

    This is a smart workflow. I've been doing something similar (record screen, then manually write docs) and the AI approach saves hours. One thing that still trips me up though - the…

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    Comment #46884303

    Nice execution. The toggle visibility approach is intuitive for live coding. One use case you might not have considered: pairing this with a persistent "demo mode" profile in VS Co…

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    Comment #46883302

    Really clean approach to the pre-call panic. The dual reality concept is smart. I've been working on a similar problem from the browser side (since most of my sensitive stuff lives…

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    Comment #46765760

    The browser-vs-app debate aside, the bigger issue for me is what happens once you're in the call. Screen sharing on Zoom (or any platform) is where the real anxiety kicks in. One w…

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    Comment #46747874

    Congrats on the launch! This resonates - I've dealt with the "accidentally exposed credentials during a demo" problem a lot. The .env file is one of the most common culprits, but I…

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    Comment #46703067

    I'm experiencing this exact problem building app that blurs sensitive data for screen sharing and recording. Users immediately ask: "How do I know you're not collecting my data?" W…