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by ovief72 709 days ago
After struggling with countless open tabs and disorganized bookmarks, I created a tool to make life easier. Our platform allows you to save, tag, search, and organize your bookmarks seamlessly. I'm eager to improve it based on community feedback. If you are willing to try it out comment "Bingo" and I'll reach out to you. Thank you
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southernplaces7 709 days ago
Okay, I have exactly the problem your tool seems to address and for that reason i'd love to try it, but one's bookmarks are a remarkably intimate view into their interests, worries and problems. Thus, one main question: how is it on privacy? Who can or will be able to see my bookmarks and do you now, or will you be handing off data on users to third parties for "engagement" and "optimization" and blah blah?

Edit: Also, how exportable are my newly organized bookmarks?

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saulpw 709 days ago
Seriously, there's no information on how it works, who hosts it, how long it will last, or anything. Not even a contact link. I can't invest any amount of time in something like this no matter how nice it looks.
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ovief72 709 days ago
Hi Saulpw,

I apologize for any confusion. We are a software company called Ampstem Technology. You can learn more about us at https://ampstem.com.

Our tool is hosted securely on our servers, and we are committed to its long-term support and development. Your bookmarks are stored locally on your device and saved as .json files, so they’re portable and easy to export.

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saulpw 708 days ago
Don't tell me here, put it on your website!
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ovief72 709 days ago
Thank you for your interest. In regards to privacy. Our mantra is offline first, privacy, data portability (you own your data), simplicity and ease of use. Data is stored locally in the browser (index DB) for the web version and nothing is being stored on the server as long as you use the free version, which would be completely free and would have acces to the all the features. The free versions currently allows you to export all your bookmarks as JSON (more on OTW), so there is no vendor lock-in from the get go. You do not need to give us any information to use the app
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fsflover 709 days ago
You should add "Show HN:" to the title.
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ovief72 709 days ago
Hi fsflover. I would definitely do that next time. Thanks
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