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chot.xyz

3 points by misir 6 years ago · 3 comments

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Amir6 6 years ago

"Your chats were securely encrypted using SSL, messages will not be not stored on our servers, will not backed up. "

Is this an intentional double negative?

A bit more technical info on how keys are generated and stored would be a good start to get people to trust the platform

dougk16 6 years ago

Nice little idea and implementation. Since privacy/security is a goal, it might make sense to dive into one or more of the following, even if they're not on the main page:

- The tech behind the encryption/privacy. One thing in particular is how is the "my room" feature being saved. I'm sure I could dig in myself but the average visitor may want to be assured that it's saved locally only. EDIT: Hmm nevermind it seems the chatroom name isn't being persisted. Could have sworn I left the main page and came back to the same chatroom but probably imagining things.

- How you intend to keep the site running over the long term, funding, etc. Assure visitors that your incentives align with visitors' over the long term as much as possible.

- Open sourcing would be another good trust signal.

I do like the XKCD-style chat room names. I don't think I've seen that before. It's usually random alpha-numeric. Also love the minimalism, single-use aspect of it.

Keep it up!

  • hieloz 6 years ago

    "Correct Horse Battery Staple" named style is indeed impressive.

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