"Data Privacy" has become a myth in this era of unrestricted usage of social media. All that we do is pried upon and stored efficiently in a database. Be it shopping online or chatting with people, this data is saved for future purposes. The data which is collected from people like us is then used to regulate our feeds to show more relatable content and advertisements, so that we keep scrolling on no matter what. There's no way out. With data comes the possibility of more engaging and innovative features most of which is user-specific.
However, there are people who would prefer to remain anonymous. People who want to share or open up but fear the judgemental eyes of social media.
Cloakspace provides that anonymous "Safe-Space" where people feel free to be authentic. It's a very fundamental platform where no form of data is collected from the users to allow them to post something. Cloakspace is inclusive of everyone, who adheres to its policies and refrain from saying anything too extreme.
Two Undergrads have taken on the initiative of building Cloakspace, which is an intriguing platform for people who value data privacy. Since the website is hosted on Firebase with a custom paid domain, Firebase itself has provisions for an SSL certificate for the domain. This makes it more secure than you would expect it to be. Firebase also has introduced Certification Transparency which helps detect invalid SSL certificates and deals with them. Here's the full article related to it:
https://firebase.googleblog.com/2019/03/rtdb-supports-certificate-transparency.html?m=1
Cloakspace provides all the features that can be provided without logging into any sort of data from the user. Likes, dislikes and comments are the usual expected ones. They also provide an option to share and to report any post. Strict policy is maintained to keep the feed as unbiased as possible. Advanced search highlighting and realtime updates are some of the other features provided by Cloakspace. It is completely free and made for people with love.
Do use it and help them improve.
Visit here: https://cloakspace.tech
Do use the platform, help the platform improve. Be a part of the change.
Creators of Cloakspace:
Subhranil Dutta: subhronil.dutta@gmail.com
GitHub: https://github.com/alpha037
Subham Das: das.jishu25@gmail.com
GitHub: https://github.com/das-jishu
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