• cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 months ago

    That is really concerning. Activity Pub should have a mechanism to hide those. If by any chance, one’s identity is reviled, their entire behaviour history would be out in the wild. The more one use an account, the more information is getting shared. Social engineering is a real thing.

    The only way is it be absolutely private by not interacting (lurkers), which is not good for a social media like Lemmy or by changing accounts often.

    • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      No we shouldn’t. Anyone can create an instance and scrape whatever data.

      Assume that all the posts and comment you make are public and linked to your real identity and don’t say things you wouldn’t say in person.

      It’s a pretty simple concept.