However, to get the full utility of the GroupLens service, you must use a newsreader that has been outfitted to support the GroupLens protocol. We will be providing an additional service which should allow any newsreader to take advantage of the recommendation service. We are committed to provide provide this service for at least three years. So you can count on GroupLens being there to help you to find the information important to you through the end of the century. Creating interest profiles of readers is an important part of the GroupLens recommendation system.
Readers protect their privacy by submitting ratings under a pseudonym instead of their real name.
The GroupLens recommendation system provides advice, not censorship. When using GroupLens-enabled newsreaders, the reader is shown all available articles together with predictions of the interest. No articles are filtered out entirely. There is also a mailing list for discussion of GroupLens technology. See the web page for more information.