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Probably should assume everything will be leaked, anyone using Tor/VPN for Fediverse apps? (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello,

Since your Lemmy posts, comments, related activities, and your basic profile information will be stored in the databases across the fediverse, possibly never to be deleted (or kept by somebody who can), do you:

Always use Tor/VPN with a fediverse app?
Recommend others do the same?

If you feel that it is unnecessary, why do you feel that way? If you think it is necessary, why so?

Thanks. I am trying to get a feel of what I should do. For example, if my instance loses its data (due to a hack, sale, vulnerability, etc.), I am pretty sure all the information is lost (including my IP addresses). If other instances lose their data, or keep the data for their own purposes, then my posts/comments/related activities are lost (maybe excluding some of my profile information, my settings, and my IP addresses).

I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mainly worry about data security at my end, I'm very careful about what kind of information I ever give out. I've gotten more lax with the rise of ecommerce, but my computer didn't even used to know my real name or any real information about me. I simply lied for absolutely everything, up until I went to college.

Nowadays I've gotten lazier, but some of those habits remain. Anything that could ever even remotely lead back to anything less than tens of thousands of people simply doesn't go on here. While a personality profile could be assembled and used to sell me stuff, I don't care so much about that. Though if we slowly get absorbed into Meta because $$$, I might change my mind on that last one.

So, no, I don't worry about it too much. If I was a hacker or political activist irl or something I might take it a little more seriously.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thx for the reply. I probably wouldn't want discuss anything indicating illegal activities or political activism on the Fediverse. I think Reddit was just demanded to turn over some (subset?) of discussions about copyright piracy. They might get away without the subpoena altogether on the fediverse arguing the data is already public.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, I would not be participating in any of that from here without additional security. More private communities are really better for that kinda stuff anyway, always have been.