Mastodon thinks Lemmy’s privacy stinks. What say you?
Mastodon thinks Lemmy’s privacy stinks. What say you?
![Warning: Lemmy doesn't care about your privacy, everything is tracked and stored forever, even if you delete it](https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/48e46f37-4f8b-45b7-988c-b2365ca1b953.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Federated services have always had privacy issues but I expected Lemmy would have the fewest, but it's visibly worse for privacy than even Reddit.
- Deleted comments remain on the server but hidden to non-admins, the username remains visible
- Deleted account usernames remain visible too
- Anything remains visible on federated servers!
- When you delete your account, media does not get deleted on any server
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Did anyone use reddit thinking it was private? With stuff like push shift and way back machine people shouldn't be posting stuff they aren't comfortable sharing anyways on a wide open message board.
Always weirded me out the people who'd treat their reddit accounts like Facebook.
53 0 ReplyWith stuff like push shift and way back machine
So much this. I don't get why people don't remember this first thing when it comes to data storage.
16 0 ReplyBut my manufactured outrage. How will I get my emotional highs now?
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Yes. "The internet never forgets" is actually a thing.
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