Em Jul 17

ALERT for Bluesky Bridge Users 🚨 🦋

If you are using a Bluesky bridge on Mastodon, DO NOT TAG Mastodon accounts in your posts without prior informed consent from this person.

This could end up showing a preview of this person's profile picture and bio on Bluesky without their consent.

Additionally, be careful about how the upcoming Quote Post feature could behave with Bluesky bridges.

Some of us don't want our information shared with commercial platforms like Bluesky, and have not consented to this bridge.

This practice can even endanger some Fediverse users.

If you have chosen to share your
own data with commercial platforms, make sure you leave the same choice to others.

This is important.

#Privacy #Mastodon #Bluesky #BlueskyBridge #Fediverse #Consent

Show threadSnowyCA Jul 17

@Em0nM4stodon

Thank you for posting this EM, I am seeing too many that are dismissive of our responsibility to protect the individuals in this community.

Yes, we can block bridges, yes we can add protective measures to our accounts, but I like to think we in the hive mind are also thoughtful and respectful enough to take care of our friends safety.

Show threadEm Jul 17
@SnowyCA Indeed, privacy is a communal responsibility, and we must all work together to improve our culture regarding consent and the protection of others 💚
Show threadKnud JahnkeJul 18

@Em0nM4stodon @SnowyCA

But you do realize that Fediverse info is out in the open, right? There is no access barrier except not directly knowing where to look.

Show threadMemento Mori📍🇪🇺🇩🇪Jul 18

@knud @Em0nM4stodon

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

You just have to enter some data in Google and you get posts and account profiles 🤷🏼‍♀️.

@SnowyCA

Show threadSnowyCA Jul 18

@Mons1serrata

Missing the point. https://mastodon.nz/@zeborah/114872814042321676

@knud @Em0nM4stodon

Zeborah (@zeborah@mastodon.nz)

@knud@mastodon.social Everyone realises that. Do you realise there's a difference between "available if you know how to look" (and bear in mind many choose not to be indexed in search engines which means there's an extra barrier to the casual searcher) and "actively broadcast via a bridge to hundreds or thousands of people who weren't even looking... yet"? Because people who've been targeted by stalkers and trollfarms sure know.

Mastodon NZ
Show threadMemento Mori📍🇪🇺🇩🇪Jul 18

@SnowyCA @knud

I understand the difference. Nevertheless, I'm right.

@Em0nM4stodon

Show threadSnowyCA 
@Mons1serrata
thanks for letting me know you prefer to chose not to protect others.
@knud @Em0nM4stodon
Jul 18 at 11:24amWeb