This isn’t even them scraping private chats and small servers, they just scraped public servers in the discovery tab. None of that information was ever private, and every user can browse the chat history there.
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donuts@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Well yeah, it’s not encrypted. It would be the same as 10 years of Reddit posts or Lemmy posts scraped
simple@lemm.ee 10 months ago
MoonRaven@feddit.nl 10 months ago
It also includes deleted messages. And they refuse to delete things when someone opts out.
donuts@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It also includes deleted messages. And they refuse to delete things when someone opts out
Deleted messages are not included. Neither the public nor the API allows you to read deleted messages
Upon joining a server, users gain access to all non-deleted historical content within public channels, and the same is valid for data retrieval using their API.
MoonRaven@feddit.nl 10 months ago
Excellent point if searchcord used the api. They created unmarked bot accounts that save all the messages.
taiyang@lemmy.world 10 months ago
In other words-- your sexting is safe, friends.
micka190@lemmy.world 10 months ago
“Researchers scrape thousands of hours of news footage from their TVs!” is about as big a deal, honestly.
donuts@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah, exactly. It may sound scary or like a violation of privacy, but there is no privacy when posting to public online areas.
Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 10 months ago
There’s literally no difference. Each Discord server is like a tiny chunk of Reddit. If anyone expected any privacy on these servers, they’re nuts.