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 More options Dec 15 2007, 1:37 am
From: likeastone
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:37:05 -0800 (PST)
Local: Sat, Dec 15 2007 1:37 am
Subject: Re: New Feature: Sharing with Friends
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Hey Spinchange,

Our problem with the feature isn't the feature itself, but that they
automatically changed from an opt-in feature to an opt-out feature
that you can't disable.  Therefore, the privacy we assumed we had is
gone in a blink of an eye, and there's no way to change that.

On Dec 15, 12:24 am, Spinchange wrote:

> I think this is awesome. If you're sharing an RSS item to a public
> page, I think it's a forgone conclusion that you don't mind it being
> seen by other people who are using RSS & Google Reader. Then again, I
> am s "social" bookmarker, and not everyone may feel that way. Social
> Feeds is awesome concept/ feature in any case!!

> On Dec 14, 8:14 pm, Google Reader Guide wrote:

> > Hi everybody,

> > We've just launched a new feature that makes it easier to follow your
> > friends' shared items in Google Reader. Check out the announcement on
> > our blog:http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2007/12/reader-and-talk-are-friends....

> > The short description of it is this: If any of your friends from
> > Google Talk are using Reader and sharing items, you'll see them listed
> > in your sidebar under "Friends' shared items." Similarly, they'll be
> > able to see any items you're sharing. You can hide items from any
> > friend you don't want to see, and you can also opt out of sharing by
> > removing all your shared items. For full details, check out the
> > following help articles:http://www.google.com/support/reader/bin/answer.py?answer=83000http:/...

> > This is still a very experimental feature, so we'd love to hear what
> > you think of it. Thanks, and happy sharing!

> > -Graham


 
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