this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2023
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Privacy
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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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Because conversations about increasing privacy doesn't need to be private. It's usually about learning about other tools and that they exist.
This only makes sense if discord is a common entry point into the community which seems unlikely to me
It probably isn't, but it's probably a good place to get a quick answer about something.
Is it though? Don't you need a phone number to sign up now?
That's true but missing the point. Discord and other closed platforms collect additional data/metadata on their users.
You can have a public conversation on Matrix without your data being harvested.