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Show HN: Why do coding interviews expose your whole desktop. Here's a fix

1 points| jaygood | 3 months ago |getcloakly.com

Coding interviews make candidates expose their entire desktop while interviewers keep their notes private. I built a Windows tool that hides selected windows from the screen-share stream so candidates finally get basic privacy.

Some people call this cheating. Others call it overdue.

Curious where this community stands.

Demo + beta sign-up: https://www.getcloakly.com

5 comments

jaygood|3 months ago

I’m genuinely curious whether people think this solves a real privacy problem or crosses a line. Not looking for praise. Want honest takes from interviewers and candidates.

appreciatorBus|3 months ago

Two identical submissions in 8 hours?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46054602

jaygood|3 months ago

Not intentional. The first post died instantly so I rewrote the title to actually spark a discussion. HN buries things fast. Happy to delete one if mods prefer. Just trying to get honest feedback on whether this kind of tool is useful or unwanted.

chasing0entropy|3 months ago

You do realize on windows or *nix you could just create a new desktop and move your interview apps to that desktop?

Further, I don't know any serious devs (hardware of software) that don't have a second (sterile) device to use for low trust interactions.

jaygood|3 months ago

You’re right that virtual desktops and extra devices work. Cloakly is just a simpler option. Not everyone has a clean spare machine lying around or wants to move their whole workflow to a temporary desktop every time they interview.