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Mastodon thinks Lemmy’s privacy stinks. What say you? (raddle.me)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@beehaw.org
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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
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[–] 24 points 3 years ago (5 children)

In general I think we should go back to separating personal identities from internet identities on discussion forums like these. There are already platforms for promoting your personal identity that are way better than these types of forums

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    I was rather peeved I had to give an email to create an account on Lemmy. It shouldn't be needed.

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