Why just blocking Meta's Threads won't be enough to protect your privacy once they join the fediverse - eviltoast
At least, not with today's software.
  • fuck_u_spez@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    62·
    1 year ago

    Not really, the way you write, leaves a fingerprint itself, so with a little bit of AI it’s possible to link personal/identifiable profiles with pseudonymous/anonymous ones.

    • chris@l.roofo.ccEnglish
      25·
      1 year ago

      I doubt it. But even if your only way of circumventing it is not to use social media. Because social media is not private. That is the point.

      • Umbrias@beehaw.orgEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I doubt it

        It has been demonstrated time and time again that social graph fingerprinting is not only widespread but extremely effective.

        your only way of circumventing it is not to use social media

        This article literally demonstrates a way of circumventing it. Blocking all instances that federate with threads.

        Additional tracking options can further improve your privacy and difficulty to be fingerprinted in general, things like librewolf, for example.