Comment on Are users data protected on the fediverse?
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
No, not at all. Any data that is federated out assume it’s impossible to delete. Sure you can delete stuff from the original server, but will the federated ones obey the request? Or even get the request in the first place?
Nothing you post on social media should have any expectation of privacy.
rimu@piefed.social 1 day ago
You are technically correct but the fact is that 99.9% of federated activities, including delete requests, are processed normally and in the expected way. That is not “impossible to delete” that is “will be deleted except in exceptional circumstances”.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 day ago
So deleted everywhere except in the places you most wish it was deleted.
GlenRambo@jlai.lu 1 day ago
What happens with servers that are defederared. Is that one of the 0.01%?
rimu@piefed.social 1 day ago
Good question!
PieFed sends delete requests to every known server, including defederated ones. I’ve seen a ton of delete requests from Mastodon too, for accounts that don’t exist on PieFed so it looks like Mastodon does that too. No idea about other fedi platforms.
nomy@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I’d be willing to bet there’s archiving going via software/servers that don’t obey deletion requests.
Anything federated is public information.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Even if things get deleted we‘re still on the internet and everything is posted public and exposed to being scrapped the second you submit something. Your anonymity is your best friend here, I think.