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Ask HN: Would you pay for a service that actively protects privacy?

8 pointsby xfourover 3 years ago
Trying to get a sense of the perceived market outside my circle whether this is something worth putting in the hours necessary to reach an MVP.<p>I&#x27;m envisioning a suite of services including burner &amp; legal options, for example<p><pre><code> Throwaway &amp; forwarded email addresses Masked phone numbers Automated Opt-outs requests Delete my information requests </code></pre> And for checking companies compliance, creating a graph of the information that can be used to find pathways of where consumer information is being shared &#x2F; sold.<p>Price would likely be enough to cover some of the incidentals above in the 2-5$ USD range.

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dhaaviover 3 years ago
We‘re way down this road, albeit with a different set of services, which you can find at safing.io<p>The biggest challenge we continue to face is how to make the value of privacy visible, as the privacy protection itself cannot be really seen by users.<p>A good example is brave with their „big numbers going up“ of blocked ads and saved bandwidth on the New Tab page.<p>If you can figure out how you can protect users _and_ make them feel that protection, they will pay for your service.<p>If things go forward with your idea, it would be nice to have a chat, if you’re up for it.
nradovover 3 years ago
I would consider paying, but there are already numerous services offering burner email addresses and phone numbers. Some are even free. What&#x27;s your unique value proposition?<p>And how will you prevent spammers from abusing your service?
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yuppie_scumover 3 years ago
I feel like handing your privacy to a single source is a big risk in itself. What about when the “privacy co” gets breached?
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weartaover 3 years ago
i would for sure