You're not getting many complaints from me and my entire family is running on it. I have one nugget but I'll report more on that in a next post. Really, keweon is the best thing that happened to my router and all devices using it since DD-WRT.
I think the problem that many people experience here is the fact that they are not willing to give up some services, despite their privacy violating and ad infested nature. Facebook, to name the prime example of privacy invasion, is not welcome in our household. As far as I care, keweon could block everything related to it but I understand this isn't a popular goal.
I would even dare to say that having a Facebook account and using keweon is contradicting at best. But I'm not here to lecture anyone and I won't argue with any FB addicts as I have experienced this to be pointless. Sorry, I digress.
It's a tough cookie, isn't it? One one hand you're sitting on a gold mine as there really is a market for privacy protection nowadays (that's the whole reason the GDPR was put in place) but on the other hand it's extremely difficult to make keweon profitable without compromising its values. I really hope you crack that cookie one day
Whoa there, T! People should always be careful on the net. Even the best filters won't stop the most cunning phishing mail and who knows what else is lurking behind the corner. However, keweon does provide more peace of mind and that's quite comforting.
I adore and respect your sense of transparency and altruism but I really wouldn't mind if there was a subscription option next to the always free keweon. It could be as simple as a donation subscription with no additional features or – here's an idea – a feature like having a custom stop-page when a domain is being blocked. A 'keweon pro' would definitely be something I'd be interested in. I've initiated a symbolic monthly donation of 1 USD for you to get used to it :highfive:
First of all thank you for your message. When I read this previously in the office, I was really speechless for the first time. Thanks a lot for this and your words.
Let me give you a little insight about keweon, me and the big global business:
Imagine that it is possible that the Keweon system can filter IP addresses. With the current system I have no chance to do that and yes I know with DNS it is actually not possible at all. But supposing for some reason it would be possible.
And then imagine you have the possibility to book the system for 1 to 3 EUR per month with your Internet connection. This has the advantage that the reaction times on Keweon are reduced to about 1 to 2ms.
An advertising filter in a completely new dimension and additionally an IP address filter. An update on both systems every 10 minutes. Sure, I can't offer 100% protection. 0-second or 0-hour attacks are still possible. But a 0-day attack is definitely history. And Facebook will stay unfortunately open. I will not do some kind of censorship.
I'm talking about a mid-single-digit million amount for all of this. Hardware, redundancy, a few developers and about 6 months on GoLive. Unfortunately I have to install the system first and I think it is a good idea to test everything thoroughly before it runs. Oh yes, there is also no market potential here, investors said to me and it is too expensive
I guess you understand that I can't say more here about my solutions. My idea is that everyone has the possibility of basic protection. This must be a fundamental right. Everything else costs a bit if someone wants to have a bit more. What you see here with Keweon here is the demo system. It's a never ending trial period. And that's not all.
Investors just want to appear on the market and everything has to be cheap. I'm sorry, I do not see that. I will not set up a "global" security system with 50,000 € and then state how great everything is. That will definitely go wrong and then it's over with Keweon. Well, do you understand why I say either how I want it or not? It will not fail in a business concept. That is not the problem.
We both know: Tell me another word for IT security. It is a simple synonym: damn expensive: D
How am I supposed to explain all this within a 2 minute pitch? It doesn't work. It's impossible. I just only need a 20 million budget? Sure, no problem. And the team? Consists of me, my 10 year old daughter and her Hello Kitty cuddly animal. For some reasons this is the point where they don't ask about the Sales or Marketing Team. What a surprise.
I certainly don't have the best preconditions to make a business out of it, but hey, one Day will someone see this and also see the options and posiblities. Messages like yours make sure that I do not lose the fun. And that's exactly the most important thing. It's all about this. It's feasible, it works - and it works even damn well. Mostly.
That's why I would not sell that for any money. It's fun and right now I do not see any need to do a huge business and nobody understands that anymore. Most people think I'm crazy, I say it's confidence.
Thank you & million times a thanks again for your donation. These are things I'll never forget.
