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Re: Show HN: Cloak – Incognito mode for real life

#21
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

:(

No judgement on the product itself; I actually find the concept interesting, but I feel that linking directly to the itunes page itself would be more effective.

(To be fair, you did start your comment pretty harshly: I doubt this is the worst product site you've ever seen.)

Re: Show HN: Cloak – Incognito mode for real life

#22
Looks cool. I can't help but think this will definitely shed some light on the risks of sharing so much personal information online, knowing all this is scraped from social media accounts - a user would surely think twice before tweeting their location in the future.

Re: Show HN: Cloak – Incognito mode for real life

#23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No judgement on the product itself; I actually find the concept interesting, but I feel that linking directly to the itunes page itself would be more effective.

(To be fair, you did start your comment pretty harshly: I doubt this is the worst product site you've ever seen.)

I can't think of a specific one that comes to mind, but I guess anything fresh in memory will be more likely to tend towards an absolute. As it is, I've revised my comment a few times to be more fair, and have now changed that line.

Re: Show HN: Cloak – Incognito mode for real life

#24

From the name I thought this was Cloak the VPN tool. https://www.getcloak.com/ I'm surprise the app store allows two apps to be named so similarly.

+1, I also immediately thought of Cloak VPN, especially with the description as "Incognito Mode".

Re: Show HN: Cloak – Incognito mode for real life

#25
While I understand the draw towards this, I can't help but think that it is emblematic of our growing inability to deal with interpersonal conflict in a constructive way.

Are there that many people in your life that you MUST avoid in order to keep yourself sane? I would wager this says a lot about you.

Everyone has that crazy ex that they would stay away from. I do. But it's really not that hard to avoid her. See her coming? Turn around and walk away. She calls you over? Say no, straight up.

Or maybe the authors posted this as a sort of social commentary.

Re: Show HN: Cloak – Incognito mode for real life

#26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No judgement on the product itself; I actually find the concept interesting, but I feel that linking directly to the itunes page itself would be more effective.

(To be fair, you did start your comment pretty harshly: I doubt this is the worst product site you've ever seen.)

It's the worst one I've seen. A blank page would be only slightly less informative.

Re: Show HN: Cloak – Incognito mode for real life

#27

1) I doubt most people know what "Incognito Mode" is. 2) Why does the background & image move around with the mouse? It doesn't have anything to do with the app.

"2) Why does the background & image move around with the mouse? It doesn't have anything to do with the app."

That's what got me. To me it implies that when someone is within proximity of the phone, it will vibrate/notify the user; other than that, I have no idea.

Re: Show HN: Cloak – Incognito mode for real life

#28
It's always great to see a new app launch and I always want to be supportive!

But: I'm the founder of GetCloak.com, the company that makes Cloak. We've been around for several years and obviously are going to have to defend our name. No fun.

I've sent you an email about this. Thanks.

Re: Show HN: Cloak – Incognito mode for real life

#29
post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It scrapes Instagram and foursquare, giving you a map view of all the people. Then you can set special alerts.

Seriously, please put at least these two sentences on your website.

And seriously, make it so I can see more than just your enormous tagline on mobile. I have a 1080p screen; that oughta be plenty. But literally everything I know about this app was learned from reading derisive comments in this thread.
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