Hey HN please review my new micro startup. We basically made this site as a way to make it easier to send information to a person or a group of people without having to give out your personal information. So any comments or suggestions would be great. Thanks
Yes, this has potential. Here are some frustrations I had with the UI though:<p>I didn't "have a passphrase given to me" yet so I didn't know what to do from the homepage. The text "free and no sign-ups" in the corner needs to somehow be visible even without mouse hover, IMHO, otherwise visitors will think they need a beta passphrase to proceed.<p>This is supposed to be super-secure, but the password suggestion was "stone", which is very insecure.<p>There are too many options available (yes, even though there aren't that many :) Somehow, you need to organize the options into different "work flows" that are easier to understand. After clicking "create new jot" maybe you could show a menu with the following options:
1. High Security & For one recipient: Here's where you put the "phone" feature (and maybe other options where people can type in their email address, zip code, etc)
2. High Security & Lengthy Password: Here's you generate a super long/secure password for people (which they can replace with their own)
3. Low Security & Easy To Distribute: Here's where you suggest a password that's just a simple dictionary word<p>Those are my suggestions.
Simple. Clean. Works.<p>But, I'm still not sure when I would use it. I saw on <a href="http://jotonce.com/about/" rel="nofollow">http://jotonce.com/about/</a> a few use cases but I can't say that I've ever needed something encrypted. This is basically an encrypted etherpad right?<p>Also, what is the difference between a 'passphrase' for a notepad and just a custom url key? Anyone can just type in things and try to guess the passphrase. Is it really any more secure than what other online notepads did with unique urls?
Do you have any protection in place from brute forcing pass phrases? Since your pass phrase suggestions are simple english words, it would be rather quick to dictionary attack it. Also, why would I send someone a pass phrase that they'd have to select, copy, and paste vs. just click link? I can't submit a jot either. I get 404 and 403 (csrf issue) when submitted.<p>Just out of curiosity, was this created during the 2010 djangodash?
I like the idea, though I can't fathom how I'd actually use it in day-to-day life.<p>Looks like an interesting mechanism for spam (much like URL shortening) and clandestine communications. My 2nd and 3rd "jots" (that's even catchier than "tweets") were GPG-encrypted messages with an MD5 hash for the password.<p>Site layout is clean and slick.<p>I think it has potential.