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Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by Tempest1981 on Friday November 05, 2021 @10:55AM (#29120156)
> I use the app when I have a few minutes to kill in line

You could track whether specific locations, or time of day/week, result in liking certain types of names. Version 2.

Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by LeifCarrotson on Friday November 05, 2021 @11:13AM (#29120404)
It's a baby name generator, there's no need to track everything!
Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by heyoni on Saturday November 06, 2021 @04:07PM (#29133401)
You're not thinking of the potential here. Just imagine a baby name generator that tracks its users preferences and automatically registers domains and social media accounts which it then tries to sell you.

...it sounds horrific, I'm glad OP went with this model.

Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by wohfab on Friday November 05, 2021 @11:17AM (#29120470)
They could also stand with their decision, to stick it to all the user apps, that track you to oblivion ;)
Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by Tempest1981 on Friday November 05, 2021 @08:22PM (#29126184)
It is possible to collect information, use it locally, and not upload it to a server.
Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by drsnow on Friday November 05, 2021 @11:06PM (#29127143)
of what relevance would such data be to the user who generated it?
Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by twicetwice on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:56AM (#29127645)
curiosity!