Naughty List
Security and privacy
privacy rankings
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
4 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 25 critical, out of 54 comments about the project. Thread score -0.34.
Privacy: 0 for, 9 againstExecution: 0 for, 7 againstIdea: 2 for, 5 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea that is useful with GDPR coming
From 2 comments
I like this idea a lot. With GDPR on the horizon, this is a great resource to put together. I’m a little confused about the implementation right now. I don’t understand Rank and…
marcc on HNI like this idea a lot, however, as many others said, you need to be transparent with the scores. I was more confused after reading your FAQ. Additionally, the column where you…
peternicky on HN
Objections
Scoring and rank meaning is unclear
From 3 comments
I like this idea a lot. With GDPR on the horizon, this is a great resource to put together. I’m a little confused about the implementation right now. I don’t understand Rank and…
marcc on HNIt would help to explain your scores a bit (is +10 worse than -10?)
alphamonster on HNI like this idea a lot, however, as many others said, you need to be transparent with the scores. I was more confused after reading your FAQ. Additionally, the column where you…
peternicky on HN
Page is hard to use and navigate
From 2 comments
The navigation is a bit confusing. I didn't know the landing page was the "Naughty List". And I was expecting each "category" to filter the existing list, not show a new list of…
et-al on HNThis page doesn't make sense: you say Tech Companies That Won't Delete Your Information at the top, and then immediately list, e.g. "Outlook Mail: Delete Account? Yes". This…
rexpop on HN
Table fails to load without JavaScript
From 2 comments
Something's up with the site, at least for me. The table content doesn't load - I see the different options (email, etc.) but no entries. Firefox console tells me: ---- Loading…
sleavey on HNThe list does not appear without allowing 3rd party javascript (and presumably tracking) by Google :/
f2n on HN
Reasons and sources for ratings are missing
From 2 comments
Please add reasons for each site why they have points they have and links that support those claims. For example, you said that Facebook deletes data partially. What does it mean?
mic47 on HNI don't understand why were some of the tech added to the list. The title says "Tech Companies That Won't Delete Your Information Services with the highest scores have the worst…
qpiox on HN
Requests
Add reasons and links for each rating
From 2 comments
Please add reasons for each site why they have points they have and links that support those claims. For example, you said that Facebook deletes data partially. What does it mean?
mic47 on HNNice! Some thoughts: - I’d rank them on a combination of size and score. - perhaps a link to relevant delete / info page - automatic vs manual (ie do you need to ask support) -…
sandstrom on HN
Add more services such as Gmail and Mailgun
From 2 comments
Where's Gmail?
Jerry2 on HNmailgun
a_imho on HN
Sort list by naughtiest first
From 1 comment
The very first thing that shows is the companies that are the least naughty. This is a naughty list is it not? Suggest to please sort by naughtiest first.
evolve2k on HN
Questions
Why are some non-company tools like Tox listed?
From 1 comment
I don't understand why were some of the tech added to the list. The title says "Tech Companies That Won't Delete Your Information Services with the highest scores have the worst…
qpiox on HN
Why is Hacker News not listed?
From 1 comment
Why isn't HN/YC on this list?
inteleng on HN
Alternatives named
JustDeleteMe
From 1 comment
Thanks, I appreciate the thought and effort. There is too much special sauce on the page for me to see the actual list (perhaps one of your critical resources is already on my…
tejtm on HN
2FA List (twofactorauth.org)
From 1 comment
Great! Apologies if my older post was a bit curt. I'm glad you're building this. btw, have you seen the 2FA List? https://twofactorauth.org/
et-al on HN