I think this is a fallacy, and anyone that is old enough to remember the popular days of Bittorrent will have stories to tell.
Yes, in theory p2p models can be more secure if you really know what you are doing.
But in reality the users’ end devices are often the weakest link and most people have bad opsec. A server operator has often a much better idea what they are doing and systems like Tor or xmpp that allow servers to protect their users by not sharing all the metadata with every participant are safer for the majority of users.
Kichae@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Yup. Really don’t get the constant drumming of “I want to use someone else’s website or server while pretending it’s a secure platform”. Peer-to-peer coms have been around for literal generations now. If you actually care about privacy, e2ee p2p is what you do.
Security runs opposite to convenience.
rglullis@communick.news 2 weeks ago
This is also why I get so pissed about the Fediverse “don’t scrape me bro” crybabies and their whole talk about “consent-based following”.
Malicious actors do not ask for consent. Malicious actors know how to bypass authorized fetch. Malicious actors will have absolute no qualms creating accounts on the same server as you just to be able to follow you. You can even argue that malicious actors will even build an instance that you find super appealing in order to be able to collect your communication.
It doesn’t matter how you feel you are entitled to a “safe space”, if you are talking in public. People might ignore you, but they are never go around with their ears covered just because you are asking them to.