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.org
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    1 year ago

    I completely agree. I’d add that. in general I wouldn’t put any type of personal information on the internet, no social media site, is really private.

    • Hexorg@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      The line gets a little blurry if you start posting into a geographical community though. Sometimes it’s hard to stay 100% anonymous