ATTENTION EVERYONE WRINGING THEIR HANDS OVER “#MASTODON ADMINS CAN READ MY DIRECT MESSAGES”: #SysAdmins have *always* been able to read your #email and DMs unless encrypted, including at the big #SocialNetworks and Internet providers. We used to have t-shirts that said, “I READ YOUR EMAIL.”

It’s just hitting now because you got used to places where the admins were kept away in their cubicles and data centers instead of greeting you at the front door.

#privacy #security #InfoSec #cybersecurity

@mjgardner what emails are people reading through? Do users get Mastadon emails?
@FallonStone I was specifically referring to one-to-one messages on Mastodon that people believe are analogous to the direct messages on other social networks. They’re not, they’re just normal posts with a “direct” switch turned on. Here’s the official documentation on it: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/network/#direct
Using the network features - Mastodon documentation

Follow and talk to anyone from any server.

@mjgardner thanks!