items from a private group tag dictionary revealed to the public - 37 views

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  #1 Graham Perrin on 16 Nov 08

   

  Highlights from http://www.diigo.com/annotated/ea88cffc44aa4828d8f02b402f2f31ae
  
  > tasks of moderation are excessive; I find myself periodically trawling the personal public bookmarks of private group members to see whether they have accidentally disclosed something that was intended to be private.
  
  Exemplary of such issues:
  
  http://groups.diigo.com/search?group_name=Diigo_HQ&what=t%3Atechnology%2Brecession
  
  I realise that three tags from the dictionary of a _private_ group are visible to the public.
  
  My first steps towards correction:
  
  1. find the corresponding bookmark within my personal collection
  
  2. delete the personal copy of the bookmark
  
  - but still, the tags from the private group's dictionary are visible to the public.
  
  My next step might be:
  
  3. find my way to the (possibly multiple) public groups with which the bookmark is shared
  
  4. in each situation, delete relevant tags
  
  5. et cetera.
  
  In this case: I'm happy to say that the three tags from the private group's dictionary are synonymous with publicly-disclosed themes of research :) so luckily, nothing truly private has been revealed.
  
  For group tag dictionaries of other private groups, the same may not be true.
  
  IMHO this does highlight the need for a more intuitive, less risky approach to sharing of bookmarks with groups that are (or may become) private.
  
  I guess that we should head back to http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/private-public-unread-bookmarks-for-research-7338#6 with a focus on the either/or aspect … but I believe that this aspect (private group dictionary entries too easily revealed to the public) warrants a separate topic heading.
  
  Best,
  Graham

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Highlights from <a href="http://www.diigo.com/annotated/ea88cffc44aa4828d8f02b402f2f31ae" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.diigo.com/annotated/ea88cffc44aa4828d8f02b402f2f31ae</a> <br /> <br /> > tasks of moderation are excessive; I find myself periodically trawling the personal public bookmarks of private group members to see whether they have accidentally disclosed something that was intended to be private. <br /> <br /> Exemplary of such issues: <br /> <br /> <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/search?group_name=Diigo_HQ&what=t%3Atechnology%2Brecession" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://groups.diigo.com/search?group_name=Diigo_HQ&what=t%3Atechnology%2Brecession</a> <br /> <br /> I realise that three tags from the dictionary of a _private_ group are visible to the public. <br /> <br /> My first steps towards correction: <br /> <br /> 1. find the corresponding bookmark within my personal collection <br /> <br /> 2. delete the personal copy of the bookmark <br /> <br /> - but still, the tags from the private group's dictionary are visible to the public. <br /> <br /> My next step might be: <br /> <br /> 3. find my way to the (possibly multiple) public groups with which the bookmark is shared <br /> <br /> 4. in each situation, delete relevant tags <br /> <br /> 5. et cetera. <br /> <br /> In this case: I'm happy to say that the three tags from the private group's dictionary are synonymous with publicly-disclosed themes of research :) so luckily, nothing truly private has been revealed. <br /> <br /> For group tag dictionaries of other private groups, the same may not be true. <br /> <br /> IMHO this does highlight the need for a more intuitive, less risky approach to sharing of bookmarks with groups that are (or may become) private. <br /> <br /> I guess that we should head back to <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/private-public-unread-bookmarks-for-research-7338#6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/private-public-unread-bookmarks-for-research-7338#6</a> with a focus on the either/or aspect … but I believe that this aspect (private group dictionary entries too easily revealed to the public) warrants a separate topic heading. <br /> <br /> Best, <br /> Graham</div>

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