Track, reduce, and offset the carbon footprint of everything you buy. Tackle climate change as you spend money. Shift your demand away from fossil fuels and decarbonize the economy.
This is sick! I've always wanted something like this that displays consumer carbon output
That said, I'd love to know what security measures are in place for consumers to protect their financial information? How does the app use this information? What 3rd parties have access to this data?
@tabish_gilani That's awesome, and great question.
Joro doesn't sell your data to any third-parties. We only make money by taking a transaction fee if a user chooses to buy a carbon offset.
We securely connect to a users' financial transaction data using the Plaid API. It's the same API that Venmo and other mainstream fintech apps use. It means we don't have to process or store any sensitive information on our servers, and you can connect your cards with peace of mind.
Read more in our FAQs: https://www.joro.tech/faqs
@tabish_gilani We're so glad to hear that! And thanks for your question!
As Sanchali mentioned, Joro uses Plaid as a secure middle-party to protect your financial data. Once you connect with Plaid, Joro is able to use the categories and dollar amounts of your transactions along with additional lifestyle context (diet, home size, etc) to calculate a carbon footprint value for each transaction. Joro will never share this transaction data with 3rd parties.
Additionally, if you ever decide to delete your account, Joro respects your right to be forgotten and thoroughly purges all data we've ever stored for you.
@tabish_gilani Sanchali and Alex pretty much covered it all! But if you have any feedback on how we can better communicate how we protect our user's information (maybe mentioning it more in onboarding or throughout the app) that'd be great to hear!
Love this. Have been a user for a while now. Not only is it interesting, but it’s actually changing my behavior! It’s encouraging to understand how the little things you’re doing on a daily basis can make a difference.
Hi Product Hunt community! I'm Sanchali, Founder at Joro. I'm excited to share our app here for the first time.
We'd love your initial thoughts and feedback on the app - especially on your first experience and what you'd like to see next to keep you engaged with climate action.
We're busy working on new features for offsets and challenges in particular, and hope to get your feedback on those soon, too.
I had hoped this would track my major energy uses such as electricity and natural gas. It does not do that. Plus you have to provide your credit card # so it can track your minor CO2 consumptions such as goods and services on your credit card. Don’t bother exposing your credit for so little useful info.
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