Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam
by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @04:11PM
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I agree, I changed the banner. That's how I originally purchased the site so I didn't make any changes to the home page including the claims.
But I am confident in saying that the program can protect your webcam and microphone since I developed the current version from scratch.
If anyone can prove me wrong feel free. This is a fun project about a real issue and concern. The previous owners were using clickbank to market it, hence the footer.
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam
by reustle on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @05:42PM
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> I changed the banner
Yeah, now it says "No one" instead of "government agencies" which is still wrong. Government employees are someone, and they can still access it.
Also, permission in that line is spelled wrong
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam
by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @05:46PM
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Yeah no one including government employees can access it unless they know the password of course.
Thanks for the spelling correction.
The shield logo confused me. I thought it was for some other company but was missing some text - "approved by CORP" perhaps. So I web-searched it, and it's your logo.
The claims range from nonsensical to deliberate lies.
> Blocks government agencies
This is a remarkable claim! If a well funded government agency is targetting me are you really saying that your software will prevent them getting access to the microphone?
The footer text makes me trust the product even less.
I'm genuinely confused about this: what the fuck is going on? It feels like a mishmash of stuff. I'd be interested to know how many customers you get.