Show HN: Feediary – RSS reader with zero tracking and zero ads

Post by davchana » Mon, Sep 03, 2018, 4:58 PM UTC

tomsmeding wrote: post #37

stephenr wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While I can see some wouldn't accept that level of information gathering, most of that doesn't tell the app author much. It's not like a web-app that uses GA, which in turn means google's internal profile of you shows another app you use/etc. The creepy level tracking that GA is possible of in a browser isn't quite there in a native app - there's no intrinsic data storage system like cookies that's shared between all…

I suppose it can read/write the browser's cookie database whenever the browser isn't running -- or maybe even when it's running, I don't know. That would enable using Google Analytics just as if it was a webpage. Do not forget that native code running locally is at least as powerful as X, for almost any X that you can use on your computer. (The only thing that's more powerful than that, is native code running locally…

Post by devindotcom » Mon, Sep 03, 2018, 5:05 PM UTC

Post by TheRealPomax » Mon, Sep 03, 2018, 5:09 PM UTC

piecu wrote: post #7

frumiousirc wrote: post #5

Let me suggest to come up with a different hook. Lack of tracking and lack of ads are two of the fundamental defining (anti)characteristics of RSS. The whole point of RSS is to directly connect individual content providers to individual content consumers. This current hook is like trying to sell pillows on the basis that they don't spontaneously explode.

Well, feedly does inject ads so it is a thing.

Post by gruez » Mon, Sep 03, 2018, 5:12 PM UTC

davchana wrote: post #41

tomsmeding wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suppose it can read/write the browser's cookie database whenever the browser isn't running -- or maybe even when it's running, I don't know. That would enable using Google Analytics just as if it was a webpage. Do not forget that native code running locally is at least as powerful as X, for almost any X that you can use on your computer. (The only thing that's more powerful than that, is native code running locally…

Really? I thought browsers encrypt their user data & such with some type of user credentials?

Post by shubb » Mon, Sep 03, 2018, 5:28 PM UTC

sbr464 wrote: post #29

prepend wrote: post #22

This is neat. Can I pay a one time fee to run the service myself? Just a simple container or package of some sort. This seems like a neat product, but it’s better for me as a user to pay some amount once than 4/month forever. I want to encourage you to keep building the software, but have to keep my list of monthlies really small.

Regarding ideas on how to charge, I like how https://sketchapp.com handles this. Instead of charging $799 like the old Adobe Photoshop days, they charge a lower one-time price that receives updates for a year. You can choose to stay at that price or upgrade. You also don't need to back pay for years you skip if you choose to upgrade again.