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Re: Show HN: I created an app for you to be a more unpredictable romantic partner

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Post by nozzlegear »

carstenhag wrote: post #144
delusional wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If your SO would be annoyed at your romantic gesture because you got the idea from an app you might have other problems in that relationship. Generally, I find women appreciate the gesture, even if the idea isn't entirely original. People just like that you think about them.

"People just like that you think about them" - but this is an app telling you to think about them.

And the person who downloaded the app did it because they were thinking about their partner and their relationship. It's the example that others have mentioned of writing a reminder in a calendar to buy some flowers, or scheduling an email with a nice message; but instead of flowers or an email, the romantic gesture is going to be something unknown, and I suspect that's half the fun of an app like this. It's still got the same intent though – "I love my partner and I want to do something fun/romantic for them."

Re: Show HN: I created an app for you to be a more unpredictable romantic partner

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Post by delusional »

sirsinsalot wrote: post #114
delusional wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If your SO would be annoyed at your romantic gesture because you got the idea from an app you might have other problems in that relationship. Generally, I find women appreciate the gesture, even if the idea isn't entirely original. People just like that you think about them.

This. My partner has reminders in her calendar to leave me post it notes with a kind thought. Double thoughtful.

I find that extraordinarily cute.

Re: Show HN: I created an app for you to be a more unpredictable romantic partner

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Post by emocin »

emocin wrote: post #173

i wanted to check this out, but the sheer amount of data it collects and links to me makes it a "hell naw dogg" from me, unfortunately. :(

i see the update about not selling data, but still. im VERY selective with what apps get installed based on the data they collect.

Re: Show HN: I created an app for you to be a more unpredictable romantic partner

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Post by boring_twenties »

I am having a hard time understanding how you could even ask for all this personal information with a straight face for an app like this. In fact why would any kind of account at all be required?

Given the apparent simplicity of the app I don't see any other conclusion than this is a pure and shameless gimmick to collect this information from people.

As far as I can tell this can be replaced by a plain text file of suggestions and a random number generator. Of course I'm not sure about this since I am never going to never going to submit to the requirements to find out.

Re: Show HN: I created an app for you to be a more unpredictable romantic partner

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Post by Joakim_Habekost »

icu wrote: post #176

Can you please make your app available in the UK for Android? I'm blocked from installing it from the Play Store.

Hi! Thank you for the comment, i'm currently awaiting google playstore. The app has been uploaded for review. Stay tuned ! :)

Re: Show HN: I created an app for you to be a more unpredictable romantic partner

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Post by catoc »

Joakim_Habekost wrote: post #177
icu wrote: post #176

Can you please make your app available in the UK for Android? I'm blocked from installing it from the Play Store.

Hi! Thank you for the comment, i'm currently awaiting google playstore. The app has been uploaded for review. Stay tuned ! :)

The developer replying to this, and not to the more pertinent questions inquiring about privacy (posted hours earlier), does not increase my confidence in the intentions behind the gathering of so much private information.

Explanations welcome, maybe you’re one of the good guys.

Re: Show HN: I created an app for you to be a more unpredictable romantic partner

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Post by neilv »

Joakim_Habekost wrote: post #168
popcalc wrote: post #164

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would be wise to assume the goal is to sell it along with the company at a later point to a data broker.

Hi. Thank you for the question. + this comment? 1. Never sell it. See text in the post. I know this is normal in the US, but way less so where I/we are from in Scandinavia. There's a fair mistrust given the norms in other countries, but as said in the post, I would rather abandon the project then start selling the data. 2. The data of the personality profiles gets processed anonymously. You as a user cannot even acce…

In other words, the intimate data doesn't stay on the device, and the user must trust the company that is grabbing the data.

Regarding trust, the must trust the company to not misuse the data now, must trust that future version of the company (and asset acquirers) not to misuse the data, must trust the company to perfectly secure the data against intruders.

(The talk of encryption and anonymization is usually mostly a diversion or misunderstanding.)

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