The Nexus of Privacy@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoThe free fediverses should focus on consent (including consent-based federation), privacy, and safetyprivacy.thenexus.todayexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkThe free fediverses should focus on consent (including consent-based federation), privacy, and safetyprivacy.thenexus.todayThe Nexus of Privacy@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-29 months agoIf something is on a public unencrypted website, it isn’t private. Unfortunately certain people have chosen to mislead users about this. You may as well post your ass on a billboard then complain that people look at it.
minus-squareThe Nexus of Privacy@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoFediverse software has followers-only posts, direct messages, local-only posts … Mobilizon and Streams even have private groups.
minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-29 months agoNone of that is private. It’s all readable by anyone with an admin account. As a general rule. If it’s not end to end encrypted, assume it’s public.
If something is on a public unencrypted website, it isn’t private.
Unfortunately certain people have chosen to mislead users about this.
You may as well post your ass on a billboard then complain that people look at it.
Fediverse software has followers-only posts, direct messages, local-only posts … Mobilizon and Streams even have private groups.
None of that is private. It’s all readable by anyone with an admin account.
As a general rule. If it’s not end to end encrypted, assume it’s public.