Show SN: nostr native, private forms: Formstr: V1 Released!

Show SN: nostr native, private forms: Formstr: V1 Released! - UI Overhaul formstr.app

1778 sats \ 8 comments \ @drydisco 30 Jan nostr

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @stak_kd1ls 30 Jan freebie

typeform has no network effect, people can use Google forms etc. W So why does formstr need to use nostr? Simply having a good UI and open sourcing it for self hosting would be good enough surely?

I appreciate the effort you've put into this, just curious on your thoughts.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @drydisco OP 31 Jan

Nostr is the only way you can guarantee that your responses are encrypted on a public network, that no entity is going through your data. It is in my knowledge the most private data collection mechanism out there right now, other than self-hosting, which will also be easier using formstr

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @drydisco OP 31 Jan

clarification: self hosting is also only private if it is on nostr(as in running your own relay), the only way for the response provider to know that their data is only accessible to the person that created the form is if they can see that it’s encrypted by THEIR private key on a public network.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kr 30 Jan

looks sleek.

curious to know what kind of usage you’ve seen so far - any particular use cases people are using formstr for instead of something like typeform?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @drydisco OP 31 Jan

The cases where I know it is being used are privacy-first cases where users are paranoid to share their data with google. Think medical records, porn, business consulting, again these are the places that I know, since formstr is only a UI client there will be a lot of places I’ll be unaware about