The Spy Pixel problem

https://lemmy.one/post/1142974

The Spy Pixel problem - Lemmy.one

Unsurprisingly, some folks on raddle and reddit seem to have a big problem with lemmy. A lot of it is pure FUD. However, this appears to be a valid security concern: https://raddle.me/f/fediverse/166674/lemmy-is-so-much-like-email-it-even-brought-back-spy-tracker [https://raddle.me/f/fediverse/166674/lemmy-is-so-much-like-email-it-even-brought-back-spy-tracker] Any thoughts on how fixable this is? Of course the general consensus on reddit is “lemmy devs are clueless and dangerous”. I’m pretty sure a lot of it is one guy with multiple alt accounts, tho. He has a Joe McCarthy attitude about lemmy because of one of the primary devs.

This is unrelated to the post itself but I really hope Lemmy and the fediverse as a whole don’t start using terms like FUD that originated with Crypto. Crypto went exceptionally badly and was wrought with scams and we should be doing as much as possible to distance ourself from that.

terms like FUD that originated with Crypto

Just because you first saw it in regards to crypto doesn’t mean that’s where it originated from.

wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt - Wikipedia

Thanks. Not a fan of guilt by association of this type. The idea of FUD has been around for decades. It’s not inherently crypto or inherently anything. It’s just a useful acronym for a tactic some people use.