Re:Show HN: I have no friends so I created Strangers for Din...
by basicallydan on Monday May 14, 2012 @08:02AM
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Yeah, Facebook does make it quite safe. Personally, and I know that this is a bit silly, but the thought of all my actual Facebook friends seeing that I have signed up to this put me off at first. Then I was like "fuck it, I'm curious!" - but it doesn't mean that others will come to the same conclusion. It's similar to announcing on Facebook that you've just signed up to a dating site. Lots of people do it these days, even talk about it quite a lot, but it's not something you'd make a status update about.
Re:Show HN: I have no friends so I created Strangers for Din...
by chewxy on Monday May 14, 2012 @08:05AM
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Nope, your friends won't know about it. Facebook is used for authentication and verification only.
Re:Show HN: I have no friends so I created Strangers for Din...
by basicallydan on Monday May 14, 2012 @08:40AM
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Great!
As for safety, we've actually fretted over it for a few weeks before finally writing it. Facebook as it turns out, can be quite useful in terms of safety.
We've put in place a system where we will work with authorities should security and safety be an issue (for example, if someone gets robbed). This is where we figured Facebook information would be quite useful.
It's a debate we constantly have internally though, and we aren't quite clear about how far is too far yet