Colby ☢️Apr 7, 2017
(moved) boots‮🌸🌿‭
do the people complaining about mastodon admins being able to view your private messages realize that
twitter can do that too and they're literally partnered with a service named "dataminr"
Apr 7, 2017 at 9:22pmWeb
Show thread(moved) boots‮🌸🌿‭Apr 7, 2017
honestly mastodon is better about that because you aren't stuck on one giant datamining instance and no one instance can just eye of sauron that shit
Show threadPhoenix (FireHeart) :fire:Apr 7, 2017
@b "eye of sauron that shit" = one of the best phrases I've heard today, thank you
Show thread(moved) boots‮🌸🌿‭Apr 7, 2017
@phoenix for some reason i get really creative with my phrasing when im upset over something (like, at all basically)
Show thread(moved) boots‮🌸🌿‭Apr 7, 2017
doesn't gmail read your emails and target ads based on them
Show threadantlersApr 7, 2017
@b ya
Show threadRexford G. Tugwell [old]Apr 7, 2017
@b This is why I send DMs by writing them down, wrapping it around a brick, and then throwing it through the person's window.
Show threadccApr 7, 2017
@b It's best to treat the entire internet as public, regardless of the application or context. Don't share anything you don't want to be in public.
Show threadslifty ✅Apr 8, 2017

@b They have more to lose for acting badly -- they're a publicly traded company.

Either way, just because one neighbor craps in their lawn doesn't mean you can't complain when the other starts doing it too.

...

that was the only metaphor I could think of.

Show threadErichApr 8, 2017
@b so, there's place for encryption on private messages ☺
Show threadAndrew Roach ✅Apr 8, 2017

@b Right?

Like, this is not a mastodon problem, it's an internet problem.

Show threadKurt MosiejczukApr 8, 2017

@b It's a rule. You must trust your sysadmin. Trust me. I am one.
I *COULD* read all the email and private files on any of my servers. Do I? No. I have ethics.
"And you could be fired for doing so."
Yeah, if I was caught doing it. But I RUN THE SERVER. If I was that unethical I wouldn't have problems covering up my actions.

If you don't trust the person/people running your server, don't put sensitive information on that server.

It's not a Mastodon-specific thing.

Show threadoranjApr 8, 2017
@b should be encrypted end-to-end. no excuses.
Show thread(moved) boots‮🌸🌿‭Apr 8, 2017
@oranj what are you suggestions for key exchange and encryption that will work easily over javascript and not be breakable by instance admins while still requiring minimal setup and working like dms currently do?