BoozillaJul 17, 2023

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.

Show threadMaven (famous)Jul 17, 2023
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.
Show threadFutileRecipeJul 17, 2023

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

Show threadMaven (famous)Jul 17, 2023
I meant specifically the shortened version FUD which became popular because of Bitcoin and Twitters limited letter count. Talking about fear uncertainty and doubt all together is definitely not a new idea.
Show threadsabreW4K3
FUD was around from the Slashdot era.
Jul 17, 2023 at 4:34pmWeb
Show threadabrasiveteapotJul 17, 2023

Lol. FUD predates the internet.

Someone else linked the wikipedia entry. First coined in the 60s when IBM was protecting its mainframe from competition by Amdahl