โฒ 49 โผ PSA: you can't delete photos uploaded to Lemmy. So don't (accidentally) upload a nude. That would be bad ๐ฑ (tech.michaelaltfield.net) submitted 2 years ago by maltfield@monero.town to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments This article will describe how lemmy instance admins can purge images from pict-rs. Nightmare on Lemmy Street (A Fediverse GDPR Horror Story) This is (also) a horror story about accidentally uploading very sensitive data to Lemmy, and the (surprisingly) difficult task of deleting it.
[โ] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) In boost I have a list of all my uploaded pictures, where I can delete them. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) If someone on my instance checks out a post with one of your photos, it will be downloaded to the pictrs folder on my server, and then served to the user. This is how Lemmy works. I don't see how your boost can manage to delete it from there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago Yes, the deletion would have to be federated, there is no way to guarantee anything at that point. But as I understand OP this is about acting quickly, on an upload that isn't even part of a post yet. If I doxx myself on any service, someone can take a screenshot, it could be archived. But If I delete it before anyone sees it, there is a good chance it will never get out, if the primary platform properly removes it. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) If someone on my instance checks out a post with one of your photos, it will be downloaded to the pictrs folder on my server, and then served to the user. This is how Lemmy works. I don't see how your boost can manage to delete it from there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago Yes, the deletion would have to be federated, there is no way to guarantee anything at that point. But as I understand OP this is about acting quickly, on an upload that isn't even part of a post yet. If I doxx myself on any service, someone can take a screenshot, it could be archived. But If I delete it before anyone sees it, there is a good chance it will never get out, if the primary platform properly removes it. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago Yes, the deletion would have to be federated, there is no way to guarantee anything at that point. But as I understand OP this is about acting quickly, on an upload that isn't even part of a post yet. If I doxx myself on any service, someone can take a screenshot, it could be archived. But If I delete it before anyone sees it, there is a good chance it will never get out, if the primary platform properly removes it. permalink fedilink source parent
