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Sharing without giving up control: Floatask's subscription model

Sharing in tools like this is usually a compromise: to show someone what you've done, you send them an email with a link; the link ends up forwarded; anyone who has it can see your data; and revoking it is no easy task.

Floatask doesn't work that way. Sharing is pure opt-in and revocable.

How it works

  1. You enable sharing on a list (or on a person). Floatask generates a short ID, something like 7184-889-227.
  2. You pass that ID to whoever you want, through whatever channel you prefer.
  3. That person, from their own Floatask, enters it under "Subscribe". From that moment on they see the list in their Subscriptions column.
  4. Whenever you want, you revoke the share from the menu. The ID stops working instantly.

What we gain by doing it this way

  • No emails. Nobody can invite you without your say-so.
  • No leakable links. The ID opens nothing on its own: you have to be logged into another account to use it.
  • Read-only. Whoever subscribes sees, doesn't edit. Authorship stays clear.
  • Reversible. One click. No "a confirmation email has been sent".

It's probably the least sexy decision in the product, but the one that brings the most peace of mind the moment you try it with a team.