Show HN: Hush, an "incognito mode for Facebook"

[smutticus]

I use an incognito mode for Facebook. It's called not having a FB account and not allowing any javascript from their domains to run in my browser. Just quit FB if you care about your privacy.

Why go to such lengths to avoid being exploited by a service designed to exploit you? Just stop using it.

[kghose]

I'm sorry, it's a bit early in the morning for me. I browsed the 'about' page and could not understand what the application DOES. I am not about to log into facebook through some application somebody put up randomly on the internet just yet, simply to see for myself. So, to get me started what does this application do? Thanks!

[darora]

Well, quite simply, you can anonymously[1] discuss things with your Facebook friends (or the whole world, if you'd like).

[1]: That is, apart from the login and pulling in your list of friends so as to populate your "Friends' feed", we don't use Facebook IDs or names at all.

[instakill]

What's with the astro-turfing comments in this thread?

[jklio]

This is the second time I've seen astro-turfing on HN in as many weeks. On the following thread there were hilariously bad (registered within the hour, first comment on the product "wow great!") fake accounts.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4682896

[s_henry_paulson]

I'm pretty sure the web is already full of anonymous forums where you don't have to give up your identity by signing in with Facebook.

[darora]

True. Our reasons for using Facebook were twofold-

* It enables you to talk to your FB friends--a group whose opinion that you probably care about & respect--anonymously, so that they don't have to hold back or sugarcoat things.

* It enables us to ensure a reasonably decent quality on the service, by [hopefully] avoiding too many bots or trolls.

[true_religion]

True, but this is for people who want to be anonymous on facebook.

[alisnic]

The contrast and font size of this site are a total disaster, my eyes are bleeding.

[Osmium]

What I'd really like is an extension for a Facebook "read-only" mode, so I can leave myself logged in without worrying about accidentally clicking a "like" button somewhere.

[slig]

By logging with fb, your app will have at least my user id and email. Any data breach on your side and all the "anonymous" posts are not so anonymous anymore.

[olenhad]

We can assure you from our side, that the way the app is structured, no part aside from login, uses facebook's user ids. We've tried to be very strict about that.

[fudged71]

Most people won't understand what "Flavoured Markdown" means.

[sarhus]

you should give the possibility to sign up without a facebook account.

[darora]

To be honest, without the facebook integration of being able to talk to _your friends_, there are-as has been pointed out-far too many anonymous forums already.

[laurenceputra]

4chan with facebook login?

[dariuscheung]

now we can all bitch about that friend together digitally.

[redDragon]

pretty cool idea :D !

[thesleeper]

i say Yes.

[chinab91]

nice work!

[pbear]

Super awesome! Finally I can express my opinions without offending sponsors and the like.

[pbear]

Awesome idea! Now I can make honest comments and opinions that won't offend the wrong people!

[davebees]

Did you just make two separate comments praising this, both within two minutes of registering?