Most private app for Lemmy : privacy

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago

I can't imagine that any app that currently exists gives a shit about exploiting your data. Lemmy is too young for that to really be a problem.

The real problem is that nothing on lemmy is private because of it's federated design. There have been some discussions the last few weeks talking about this, but just about every interaction you do is broadcasted out to every instance, and its social media so of course anyone can see what you post. Things like viewed posts and saved content should stay on your instances server, but assume every other action is public.

[-] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Agreed. Although The Fediverse also can't easily be searched via your standard search engines, so finding that public information is harder than on other social media apps (for now...).

This isn't to say there isn't a privacy concern using any Fediverse Social media platform. It's just that there are some inherent design implementations that make it hard for the average person to invade the privacy of a user of the platform.

This is, of course, afaik. Please let me know if I'm mistaken.

[-] tomo@reddit.azumanga.gay 5 points 11 months ago

pretty much spot on, search is still pretty bad on fedi (on the twittery side and the reddity side)
although it is still not hard to invade someones privacy the old fashioned way by, for instance, making alt accounts to evade blocks but thats nothing unique thats all platforms

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Search currently kinda sucks actually inside the fediverse. I tried to find one of those posts before making the comment but gave up because it was worthless.

I’d imagine it’s only a matter of time until someone makes something better, and 3rd parties start mining it. Or we’ll get that nefarious third party with a server just ingesting all our data to sell off.

[-] FierySpectre@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

It can be searched just fine, Googled my tag to see where I get hits, and quite a few are Lemmy comments.

[-] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

Wait, even direct messages?

[-] tomo@reddit.azumanga.gay 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

direct messages arent really private on any platform but on the fediverse they especially arent
not only can your admin read your messages if they really want to (like non federated sites) but also you have to consider the other instances admins too
i think thats why lemmy has a profile field for a matrix username by default because thats at least a more private way to do dms

[-] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

The instance I joined didn’t even require an email at the time. They have a long way to go if they want to be the next Facebook lol

[-] supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 1 year ago

I just use jerboa it's foss.

[-] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

Yep. I've tried other clients, but somehow this one just stuck for me. Simple interface, works well.

[-] TrippingBalls@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Thanks just installed it I appreciate the link

[-] einfach_orangensaft@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

yeah it works well can confirm

[-] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

I use Eternity

[+] Albinjose7345@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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[-] zingo@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

Yes, the Infinity for Reddit fork.

The cool thing is that I just imported my settings from IFR to Eternity flawlessly.

[-] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago

I would recommend any of the open source apps, my personal recommendation is Eternity.

https://codeberg.org/Bazsalanszky/Eternity

You can find it on f-droid.

[-] uzi@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

Voyager is on both platforms, Jebora is only for Android, both are pure open source so you have full privacy and anonymity.

[-] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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[-] Matt@lemdro.id 10 points 1 year ago

I would stick with one of the open source apps. Thunder is my favorite, but Voyager and Eternity are good as well.

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I've only used Thunder, but it's been just fine and I haven't felt like I need to see what else is out there. I guess it could be more responsive with reply notifications and such but that's pretty minor.

[-] Kissaki@feddit.de 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You could use the website in a webbrowser. Then you don't have to be concerned about app and app provider.

It's what I'm using. On mobile too.

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[+] auf@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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[-] AkaBobHoward@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I was a boost user for reddit, and when it finalized for Lemmy I had to "launch the rocket" 🚀 (get it again) I loved it over there and it is getting awesome here, as for privacy, I honestly don't know, and I know that is probably the worst thing I could say here. I was so angry with reddit about the greed and all it just felt right to keep supporting boost. I am rather noob to the privacy concerns and I am learning.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

it seems like if you are interested in private, Lemmy isn't really a great place?

It strikes me that the lemiverse is basically self doxximg with no ability to get rid of the data. I mean I don't really know what gwts logged but it seems like it's never gone via federation.

[-] joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

There is a big difference between posting in public non confidential stuff and an app tracking all your clicks and likes and device contacts and telemetry

I supposed the topic starter meant the last one

[-] Jonnsy@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 months ago

I use Eternity it's foss and a fork of infinity for reddit

[-] theDutchBrother@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I feel like I'm on Infinity but was transported to a better version of Reddit.

[-] jack@monero.town 4 points 11 months ago

Just don't use anything proprietary like Sync or Connect

[-] root@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago

I use Connect for lemmy. Doesn't ask for any permissions.

[-] psychhim@mastodon.social 1 points 11 months ago

@root @TrippingBalls Connect for lemmy: is it avaiable for android ?

[-] root@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

Yup. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect

[-] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Liftoff

[-] jajak98082@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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[-] ShustOne@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago

What's wrong with that word?

[+] Dioxide3667@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

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[-] kylian0087@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Lets up that one and add tor.

[-] EmoBean@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

On a burner, that I got a homeless guy to buy, in Portugal, which I illegally entered, from Spain, which I also illegally entered.

Finally. I can look at cats and femboys.

[-] kylian0087@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

😂😂 good one

[-] lowmane@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Liftoff is pretty decent

[+] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

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[-] backhdlp 1 points 11 months ago

This is all opinions here, so I'm just saying that Sync is the only one I know that's closed source.

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