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To be honest, I don't see the big deal here. Pocket has already been adding 'trending', 'best of' tags to my bookmarks. Where do you think they got that data fr
by pandatigox 11y ago
To be honest, I don't see the big deal here. Pocket has already been adding 'trending', 'best of' tags to my bookmarks. Where do you think they got that data from huh? While this seems like another privacy red flag, it could be possible that they just keep a database of links with a counter column, and show recommendations based on that, or another algorithm.
- teaneedz 11y agoI figured that the Trending Now and Best Of were just based on raw numbers of shares and saves - nothing that required much algo intrusion. I suppose that I was just looking for better clarity on what Recommendations is and would be doing. Pocket responded in a tweet that the Recommendations feature will not used to support ad targeting and our data (and metadata) will not be used for that. So, I feel a bit better. They also mentioned that Recommendations will not be loaded unless we tap on the tab for it. With all of the privacy intrusive practices being carried out today, I tend to question new features that aren't accompanied with a clear privacy statement.
- pandatigox 11y agoAh, I think I misunderstood your intentions. The nature of the article made me think it was another "Privacy is dead" rant. Thanks for taking the time to carefully research the new policies of Pocket.
- teaneedz 11y agoI actually should have clarified my intent better and hope no real harm was done along the way. I'll definitely work on this going forward.