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Re:Show HN: Generate avatars from user initials by dewiz on Saturday October 07, 2017 @06:29AM (#15423207)
If you use only the initials, you can cut or fake the other letters since they're ignored anyway. Not 100% privacy but better than sending the full name
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Re:Show HN: Generate avatars from user initials by earlybike on Saturday October 07, 2017 @06:33AM (#15423214)
Yes and true but this already half of the API. The rest is just the CSS for the rounded box and color.
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Re:Show HN: Generate avatars from user initials by lasserafn on Saturday October 07, 2017 @06:38AM (#15423230)
Solid points :D Sadly theres not much I can do (I think?) to make people believe that there is privacy.

I guess generating them locally (or using CSS) would be the best option for anyone concerned with privacy

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