RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Fediverse memes@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 day agoSnitches get stitchesi.imgflip.comimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1185
arrow-up1185imageSnitches get stitchesi.imgflip.comRmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Fediverse memes@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareStovetop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 day 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-up6·1 day 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-up19·1 day agoMost people wouldn’t, but all the ones you need to worry about would.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day 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.