Re:Ask HN: What problem are you close to solving and how can...
by lonk11 on Sunday August 29, 2021 @06:42PM
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I share your concerns about user privacy. The information LinkLonk collects is what you explicitly provide (ratings, etc) and the regular server request logs (which include your ip address, user agent). I clarified this in https://linklonk.com/privacy
I do want to add functionality to download your ratings. I'm thinking of exporting the ratings data in either the bookmarks format (ie, the format that browsers use to export bookmarks: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1319392), csv or json. Please let me know what format would be most useful.
Re:Ask HN: What problem are you close to solving and how can...
by wizzwizz4 on Monday August 30, 2021 @09:07AM
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Yeah, that's great now. (You're collecting even less than I expected!) Thanks for making LinkLonk.
JSON would probably be easiest to start with, because it's easy to generate, easy to read and well-defined. Bookmarks would be a nice extra, though.
> We only collect your information for the purpose of providing this service.
Okay, but what information do you collect? “Your information” is too broad; if you're collecting my retinal scans or matching me to a behavioural analytics profile, you need to justify it. If you're not (which you're not), say so!
> You can delete your account and all your data at any time (see Profile).
But can I take all my data out? Currently, no; that's not a GDPR violation, so long as you provide it on request, but it's certainly a feature I like to have!
The 30-day deletion threshold for anonymous accounts is (IANALaTINLA) GDPR-compliant, since you have to delete personal information (on request) within 30 days, and that happens even if you can't figure out whose account details you should be deleting. Good job.