Index Network | Can something be private yet discoverable?

We often think of privacy and discoverability as opposing forces online. A conversation is either public and searchable by anyone, or locked away in a private chat, invisible to others. But in our everyday lives, privacy works in more nuanced ways. Think of a coffee shop - you may have deep conversations at a small table, but still overhear snippets from nearby that might be interesting. Or consider a conference, where people share ideas publicly, but the most valuable connections often happen in the sidelines, between talks. Contextual Privacy Recognizing this real-world complexity, we're developing a concept called contextual privacy—essentially, contextual discovery. It breaks down the outdated binary of "public versus private," instead mirroring the way privacy works in our everyday lives. How It Works Stage 1 - Composable Privacy: With LLMs, users can now compose their context, giving them full control over what to discover. We're applying the same principle to privacy. Imagine b

We often think of privacy and discoverability as opposing forces online. A conversation is either public and searchable by anyone, or locked away in a private chat, invisible to others. But in our everyday lives, privacy works in more nuanced ways. Think of a coffee shop - you may have deep conversations at a small table, but still overhear snippets from nearby that might be interesting. Or consider a conference, where people share ideas publicly, but the most valuable connections often happen in the sidelines, between talks. Contextual Privacy Recognizing this real-world complexity, we're dev