Friday, April 2, 2010 Categorized under

What gets saved in the database

As described in “Behind the ScenesPaper Pile does not load the information directly from the source. Every request is handled by this server. Furthermore, some data get saved. I want to explain which data we save and why.

  1. Every feed URL is saved in the database including a usage count and the title. This is done to provide a kind of dictionary in future versions.
  2. Every iPad sends its unique identifier to the server. Firstly this is done for statistical interpretation and secondly for later features like a web-based reader. The device identifiers will never be made public or used in any other meaning than this without your explicit approval.
  3. In contrast to older version, feed items are NOT saved anymore.

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