« privacy matters | Main | G4M3R 7H30RY: part 4 »

privacy matters 2: delicious privacy   04.12.2006, 3:46 PM

posted by ben vershbow

Social bookmarking site del.icio.us announced last month that it will give people the option to make bookmarks private -- for "those antisocial types who doesn't like to share their toys." This a sensible layer to add to the service. If del.icio.us really is to take over the function of local browser-based bookmarks, there should definitely be a "don't share" option. A next, less antisocial, step would be to add a layer of semi-private sharing within defined groups -- family, friends, or something resembling Flickr Groups.

Of course, considering that del.icio.us is now owned by Yahoo, the question of layers gets trickier. There probably isn't a "don't share" option for them.

(privacy matters 1)

Posted by ben vershbow on April 12, 2006 03:46 PM
tags: bookmarks, del.icio.us, delicious, privacy, sharing, social_software, yahoo

comments (0):

(Because of spam troubles, first-time comments from unfamiliar addresses or containing multiple links might be held for moderation. If your comment isn't spam, we'll publish it very soon. Thanks in advance for your patience.)