Proposal for a New Anonymous Notification Protocol: 'Let Me Know' (LMK)
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Summary
The article proposes a new protocol called 'Let Me Know' (LMK), designed to allow users to receive anonymous notifications for specific events, such as the publication of a blog series installment, without sharing personal information. The author outlines a basic use case and emphasizes the need for such a protocol in today's digital landscape.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI want a new protocol, tentatively called 'Let Me Know' (LMK). The purpose is to provide someone an anonymous way to get notified when a singular, specific event occurs.
Some random blog author has published Parts 1 and 2 of a series. You enjoyed it, and you want to know when Part 3 is published.
You don’t want to give away any personal information, you don’t want to subscribe to an RSS feed of ot
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