Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoHow do DM's work in Lemmy? How safe are they?message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squareHow do DM's work in Lemmy? How safe are they?Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-square𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHow so? The message is safely delivered solely to the intended recipient, albeit in plain text (not private). If there’s anywhere that the commonly used email analogy fits, I think it would be here
minus-squarebooty [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoSafe and private are synonyms in this context.
minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI disagree. Users likely trust their instances admins
minus-squarebooty [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoWhat definition of safe are you using which makes a private messaging system without privacy safe? What would have to occur for it to become unsafe, if not being private does not make it unsafe in your eyes?
How so? The message is safely delivered solely to the intended recipient, albeit in plain text (not private).
If there’s anywhere that the commonly used email analogy fits, I think it would be here
Safe and private are synonyms in this context.
I disagree.
Users likely trust their instances admins
What definition of safe are you using which makes a private messaging system without privacy safe? What would have to occur for it to become unsafe, if not being private does not make it unsafe in your eyes?