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Re:Launch HN: Dex (YC S19) – personal CRM that reminds you t... by ksun on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @09:11PM (#20701706)
Appreciate this feedback -- I recognize Dex is underwhelming for you and we''re working to fix that. We actually do have an experimental feature for Facebook import (it does take a few steps), but I don't think we come close to the automation you're looking for unfortunately (we're trying to get closer!)

I think the end goal of a product we're looking to build might not be too far off from what you're looking for, and I appreciate your comments on what you want. (it's always nice when someone directly lists features they are looking for). I'll make a note to follow-up when Dex is a better solution for you!

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Re:Launch HN: Dex (YC S19) – personal CRM that reminds you t... by bravura on Thursday August 15, 2019 @07:03AM (#20704117)
Reading your responses up on the thread, where people are also like: "Free my WhatsApp contacts" and your only response is: "Would you give me your username and password?", you're thinking about this in too basic a way.

Legal and safe ways to help users export their own data from other platforms could be the innovation of your entire company.

I might not give you username and password, but if you gave me an Electron app to run (with source code I could verify, executables for the newbies) that would read, using machine vision, certain websites, WhatsApp desktop app, etc. you could get a lot more data without breaking the TOS. Since it is I the user who is initiating the data transfer.

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