That’s missing the point though: if something isn’t completely private then it has the chance of going public. Too many services pretend to be more private than they really are by using terms like “private message” when all they’re really offering is a relatively small barrier to seeing your data, especially if anyone can set up their own instance.
If something is on a public unencrypted website, it isn’t private.
Unfortunately certain people have chosen to mislead users about this.
You may as well post your ass on a billboard then complain that people look at it.
Fediverse software has followers-only posts, direct messages, local-only posts … Mobilizon and Streams even have private groups.
None of that is private. It’s all readable by anyone with an admin account.
As a general rule. If it’s not end to end encrypted, assume it’s public.
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That’s missing the point though: if something isn’t completely private then it has the chance of going public. Too many services pretend to be more private than they really are by using terms like “private message” when all they’re really offering is a relatively small barrier to seeing your data, especially if anyone can set up their own instance.
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