Is your e-mail address private on Lemmy or are other users able to see it somehow? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by IHateRedditAndSpez@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[-] kyle@infosec.pub 55 points 1 year ago

Your instance admin can see it. It’s not public though.

[-] IHateRedditAndSpez@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago

thanks!

[-] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 16 points 1 year ago

Anyone with access to the sql database can see it.

[-] Hangglide@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Who has access to the database?

[-] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It would be different in every instance. Generally the instance “owner” as I would call it. But also and developer that may have been given access.

People assume it’s admin. But as far as I can see, on my admin profile, I have no access to that data.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 12 points 1 year ago

You need actual access to the server. Like ssh permissions

[-] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 5 points 1 year ago

Yeh. That’s why I call it the “owner” rather than admin. Even though the owner would also be an admin.

So basically the owner. Or anyone who the owner gives access to.

[-] atheos@lemmy.atheos.org 3 points 1 year ago

whomever owns/manages the instance.

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

What about messages? Where do they live and can they be seen by anyone?

[-] InfiniWheel@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Much like reddit, facebook or other apps with dms, only the instance owners (of the instances the users belong to) can see them. They aren't encrypted. There was some work on e2ee messages on the Mastodon side but it stagnated.

[-] hsl@wayfarershaven.eu 7 points 1 year ago

Support question, please see rule #3 and !lemmy_support@lemmy.ml

[-] s08nlql9@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

if your worried getting spammed with emails, i'd suggest using an email relay in your Lemmy account instead of using your primary email add. Here is an example - https://relay.firefox.com/

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