Federated services have always had privacy issues but I expected Lemmy would have the fewest, but it’s visibly worse for privacy than even Reddit.

  • Deleted comments remain on the server but hidden to non-admins, the username remains visible
  • Deleted account usernames remain visible too
  • Anything remains visible on federated servers!
  • When you delete your account, media does not get deleted on any server
  • zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    That’s why you rewrite your old comments to actively steer people away from the site. ASCII rocket ships, Lemmy links, etc

    • Ivyymmy@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      That’s what I was thinking, do someone know if Reddit keeps logs or something?

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        1 year ago

        In general, when you delete something you are really just setting a property in the database that says hidden.

        Reality is the owner of the platform has access to your stuff forever, unless some “right to be forgotten” legislation comes into play.