How to build trust when webcam is involved?
I have been working on DeskBuddy.io which boosts your productivity by monitoring your posture using AI and with Pomodoro timers.
The posture monitoring portion of the product is achieved using Computer Vision, via video inputs from your computer's webcam.
This seems to be the most major objection that I have encountered so far while trying to validate this idea in related communities.
What would you trust a website if webcam permission is required?
Currently I have built it in such a way that all functionalities work in offline mode after the initial load. Also put up a segment on how we safeguard your privacy. What else can you think of?
Thanks in advance
When I started my app I thought people wouldn't be comfortable uploading bank statements to my website. I fully expected users to ask for an offline version or a security audit or something to safe guard their privacy.
I've had tens of thousands of users since I launched and less than 1% of them have had privacy concerns.
"This seems to be the most major objection that I have encountered so far while trying to validate this idea in related communities."
This is just a gut feeling I have, but I suspect the people who are raising these concerns, do not actually have any intention of using your product, even if you solved their privacy concerns.
"Currently I have built it in such a way that all functionalities work in offline mode after the initial load. Also put up a segment on how we safeguard your privacy. What else can you think of?"
I think you're good then, if I can verify from my network tab that you aren't capturing the webcam traffic then you've solved the privacy concern for me.
Hey thanks for sharing your own experience. That's quite comforting to hear!