Why just blocking Meta's Threads won't be enough to protect your privacy once they join the fediverse - eviltoast
      • Maestro@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        The same way they do on Facebook and Instagram. By using the vast amount of data they have already collected.

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          1 year ago

          So really, the headline, according to you should be “only not writing anything on the public web will be enough to protect your privacy”. You argument has nothing specifically to do with the Fediverse or Threads federating.

          • ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            I think the point is that we should all agree to limit Facebook’s access to our data.

            Federating helps them do shitty things and that seems bad.

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              1 year ago

              Yes, I agree about Facebook. But over exaggerating the threat to privacy that federation poses isn’t the way to do it, in my opinion. Instead there should be a clear, well-informed and accurate risk assessment

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                1 year ago

                Okay but his risk was still real.

                Facebook will aggregate your online data and deanonymize things you didn’t want exposed.

                Privacy matters and every inch is worth fighting for at this point because we’ve lost so much.

                • zos_kia@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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                  1 year ago

                  That’s just fear mongering based on extremely contrived examples. It also has nothing to do with federation, it is trivial for any actor, whatever their resources, to access all the information in the fediverse.

                  Don’t be a boomer. Leverage security in public. Have alts and personas. Stay focused instead of falling for corporate astroturfing that tries to decredibilize new initiatives.

                  • ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
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                    1 year ago

                    That’s just factually incorrect. Only the servers themselves know which articles I’m reading. Upvotes and comments are public, but that’s not ALL data.

                    It’s cute that you consider it fear mongering , but you’re not actually making any argument outside of an attempt at a personal argument and calling me a boomer.

                    I’m sure it feels silly to value privacy, because we haven’t been watching what they’re doing. Then suddenly an authoritarian gets power and you’re being jailed because Facebook sold you out to the authorities. You’re going to call that fear mongering too, except that it’s happening today with abortions.

                    But you won’t be interested in that because your health/life isn’t the one that’s being put at risk.