DocDecoder: A Universal Solution to Web Policy Ignorance

Hey HN, this is something I've been working on over the last 4/5 months.

I got the idea when watching a Black Mirror episode called Joan is Awful.

This episode is about a woman who signs up for a streaming platform called Streamberry, accepts the terms of use, and goes about her life.

When she gets home from work, she notices a new show on Streamberry called 'Joan is Awful'.

Long story short, Streamberry's terms of use included a clause permitting them to digitally clone the user, and use their likeness in any way they want (in this case negatively, ruining Joan's reputation).

I remember finishing the episode with a huuuge drive to start the project because it really clicked how big the issue is - so big, that black mirror made an episode about it.

It effects everyone, everywhere, and we're all helplessly aware of it.

DocDecoder is pretty simple, in that it uses GPT-4 to summarize a provided web page, and then colour codes each term for ease of understanding.

Despite the simplicity, I think it does a really good job of informing you about what you're actually agreeing to when using the services you use.

It's free, and I plan to keep it that way.

To see examples of summaries, you can search for any website here: https://docdecoder.app/summaries

It's currently only available on Chrome Web Store, but I do plan to add every other browser in the near future.

Please, if you have any feedback at all, I would love to hear it.

Josh