Warning: Lemmy doesn't care about your privacy, everything is tracked and stored forever, even if you delete it
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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
  • Retronautickz@beehaw.orgEnglish
    21·
    3 years ago

    The illusion of Privacy is Mastodon (or social media in general)

    There’s a reason why when you go to “private mentions” on Mastodon, this appears:

    Private mentions. Post on mastodon are not end-to-end encrypted.Do not share any sensitive information over Mastodon

    While yes, we should be able to delete our content if we want, but it’s a bit naive to think there could be true privacy in any decentralised social media platform.

    There’s a reason why one of the think people tell you when you come to the fediverse is not to share personal and sensible information.

    • BitOneZero@beehaw.orgEnglish
      9·
      3 years ago

      While yes, we should be able to delete our content if we want, but it’s a bit naive to think there could be true privacy in any decentralised social media platform.

      Especially an email or “reddit” threaded conversation systems where quoting of messages is routine. Here I am, quoting you.

      You are putting a billboard up in public, on a bulletin board in the center of the Internet, the assumption should be that anyone can photograph it.

      • Retronautickz@beehaw.orgEnglish
        4·
        3 years ago

        Exactly.

        That with the addition that the function of thread-like social media is being a place to discuss topic and share information/knowledge. So content needs to be kept even if the account that posted it exist no more. The contain remaining when the account gets deleted is a feature, because otherwise important information could be lost.

        Content deletion should be an option, but the content remaining if you delete your account its a needed feature for this type of platform