Molly WhiteDec 18, 2022

if you see "me" messaging about joining a Telegram or buying crypto, please double check the Mastodon server they're on!

I'm only on hachyderm.io, and there's now someone trying to impersonate me on a different instance, asking people to join their telegram.

Show threadMolly WhiteDec 18, 2022

remember! you can double-check that my profile belongs to me by looking at the verified links in the bio section.

if you're not familiar with how those work, any time you see a green check on a link in someone's bio you can trust that they have control over that website or page.

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@molly0xfff Yeah I'm still out on this as well - you can verify the author has control over the page, but how can you verify "the page" is the real page? Federated still has some identity problems that were somewhat resolved with a team of paid people verifying identities.
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@readonly that is the trouble with decentralized identity 😁 perhaps we should bring PGP keysigning parties back into vogue
Dec 18, 2022 at 2:48amWeb
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@molly0xfff Oh boy! Can't wait to explain PGP to gran!