Please give us an option to hide our username in the upper right corner

5 pointsby swingandamiss18 comments

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Then log out.

by downbad_

Then I can't vote up/down, hide, or flag posts and logged out users will get cached pages.

by swingandamiss

Nobody cares mate. Use a smaller font.

by swah

Good luck with this. Dark mode on this site will happen long before you get this option. And how long have HN users been waiting for dark mode?

by jethronethro

16 years and counting.

by Peroni

Or an option to move username to the bottom of the page?

That way you'd have to scroll to the very bottom before it appears.

by RetroTechie

A slight scroll on the page hides it as-is. The header isn’t sticky.

by al_borland

Isn't it a bigger issue that they can even see your screen in the first place? Like what if you have to type a password or PIN into some app/website, or some other personal info?

So I'd recommend a different approach, like getting a privacy screen guard so the screen can only be viewed from a limited angle. Or get a pair of AR/XR glasses so only you can see the content and you can keep your device's screen off.

by d3Xt3r

I rarely type my password or PIN. And if I did, I'd make sure to hide my screen. But I frequently casually read HN, reddit, and other sites casually and in public places. It would be nice if my username wasn't so visible to others.

by swingandamiss

You could simply run an alternative browser that is not logged in, and switch to the logged in browser for interaction worthy activities.

by enragebait

Back of the line pal. You can have username hiding after we get dark mode.

by blowsand

Assuming you can run Tampermonkey, you can use my script which I've adapted to hide both the score and the username. It’s a script I personally use because I don’t like seeing my score since it just feels like a silly number, and I’d rather focus on the content than on whether my "number" goes up or down.

If you install this script in the Tampermonkey extension for Firefox/Chrome, it will automatically hide your username and your score on all HN pages.

https://gist.github.com/scpedicini/43f95d5e00af49110c41754ea...

by vunderba

Ain't Violentmonkey or Greasemonkey a safer bet nowadays?

by szszrk

Thanks. This is very useful. I'm surprised at push back I always get on this topic so it's nice to see I'm not the only one. I thought tech people were concerned about privacy, but I guess not? I know discord and a few other apps offer a "streamer mode" that hides the username so you don't broadcast it to your audience if you stream, I wish more apps and sites adopted that feature.

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Then log out.
by downbad_
Then I can't vote up/down, hide, or flag posts and logged out users will get cached pages.
by swingandamiss
Nobody cares mate. Use a smaller font.
by swah
Good luck with this. Dark mode on this site will happen long before you get this option. And how long have HN users been waiting for dark mode?
by jethronethro
16 years and counting.
by Peroni
Or an option to move username to the bottom of the page?
That way you'd have to scroll to the very bottom before it appears.
by RetroTechie
A slight scroll on the page hides it as-is. The header isn’t sticky.
by al_borland
Isn't it a bigger issue that they can even see your screen in the first place? Like what if you have to type a password or PIN into some app/website, or some other personal info?
So I'd recommend a different approach, like getting a privacy screen guard so the screen can only be viewed from a limited angle. Or get a pair of AR/XR glasses so only you can see the content and you can keep your device's screen off.
by d3Xt3r
I rarely type my password or PIN. And if I did, I'd make sure to hide my screen. But I frequently casually read HN, reddit, and other sites casually and in public places. It would be nice if my username wasn't so visible to others.
by swingandamiss
You could simply run an alternative browser that is not logged in, and switch to the logged in browser for interaction worthy activities.
by enragebait
Back of the line pal. You can have username hiding after we get dark mode.
by blowsand
Assuming you can run Tampermonkey, you can use my script which I've adapted to hide both the score and the username. It’s a script I personally use because I don’t like seeing my score since it just feels like a silly number, and I’d rather focus on the content than on whether my "number" goes up or down.
If you install this script in the Tampermonkey extension for Firefox/Chrome, it will automatically hide your username and your score on all HN pages.
https://gist.github.com/scpedicini/43f95d5e00af49110c41754ea...
by vunderba
Ain't Violentmonkey or Greasemonkey a safer bet nowadays?
by szszrk
Thanks. This is very useful. I'm surprised at push back I always get on this topic so it's nice to see I'm not the only one. I thought tech people were concerned about privacy, but I guess not? I know discord and a few other apps offer a "streamer mode" that hides the username so you don't broadcast it to your audience if you stream, I wish more apps and sites adopted that feature.
by swingandamiss