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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
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[-] NightOwl@lemmy.one 53 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] CheshireSnake@iusearchlinux.fyi 16 points 2 years ago

With 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.

[-] Umbrias@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

But my manufactured outrage. How will I get my emotional highs now?

[-] arandomthought@vlemmy.net 16 points 2 years ago

Yes. "The internet never forgets" is actually a thing.

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