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Privacy

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Everything about privacy (the confidentiality pillar of security) -- but not restricted to infosec. Offline privacy is also relevant here.

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The official Mastodon app (and most other Fediverse apps) do not collect any data about you.

When you sign up on a Fediverse server, it asks for the minimum amount of information (an email address and a password) and none of this info goes to the app or app makers.

This is in stark contrast to other social networks which seem to collect lots of personal info. See the attached image for a comparison of the privacy policies of various official social network apps.

#Privacy #FediTips #Fediverse

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

@[email protected] most users on instagram, X ond other:

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

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I think it's because they're not seeing this happening directly.

If someone came up to them in the street and started following them around 24/7, filming them, recording their location, demanding their financial and medical details, stealing their browsing history, asking if they are pregnant etc they would feel differently.

Because this surveillance happens within their phone, at some level people can pretend it isn't happening.