RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Fediverse memes@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 month agoSnitches get stitchesimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down114
arrow-up1197arrow-down1imageSnitches get stitchesRmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Fediverse memes@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareStovetop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 month agoBut even if platforms agree to not make the data visible, anyone can spin up their own instance and browse through the backend data that is being sent. It’s the ActivityPub protocol itself, not the individual platforms that use it.
minus-squareRmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·1 month agoThe main difference is ease, and if you have to spin up your own instance vs just press a button I’d guess most people wouldn’t do it
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 month agoMost people wouldn’t, but all the ones you need to worry about would.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoYou’ve never seen how dedicated trolls and bad actors can get, I see.
But even if platforms agree to not make the data visible, anyone can spin up their own instance and browse through the backend data that is being sent. It’s the ActivityPub protocol itself, not the individual platforms that use it.
The main difference is ease, and if you have to spin up your own instance vs just press a button I’d guess most people wouldn’t do it
Most people wouldn’t, but all the ones you need to worry about would.
You’ve never seen how dedicated trolls and bad actors can get, I see.