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Exactly. When data like that is public, I can guarantee you 10000% that Big Tech and governments are harvesting ALL of it as we speak. If this issue is not resolved and TRUE privacy is not implemented sooner rather than later, Lemmy will not succeed in the Fediverse, period.
If you want privacy you need to use an encrypted chat. You can't have privacy in a public space. That is like stand in the middle of a market place, screaming out your thoughts and then being upset that someone writes them down. It sure would be nice if our data wasn't harvested, but that is not the world we live in. So if you want to say something in private you need to choose a private platform. Otherwise assume that Big Tech and World Governments are listening.
There's a huge difference between what I choose to put out in public vs. data that's being collected on me just by browsing the site. Saying "it's just the world we live in" is just an excuse to ignore the real issues. It is more crucial now than ever that we create a system that's by and for the people, not Big Tech and governments.
It seems that what you would like is something like 4chan, where the post will get deleted if it's not popular. But even that, there is no way to prevent data harvesting. If it's public, then it is public. There is nothing you can do about it. Encryption wouldn't solve anything either because you want this data to be read by everyone so you cannot really encrypt it.
The fediverse is kind of the same as a public room where anyone can come in and just listen, take note, see who is talking and respond in the same way.
This is the point of social media. If you don't want to participate in it because of privacy, then don't and just lurk (or listen) like most people do.
By definition, if it's on the internet, it's pretty much there forever. People need to be careful on what they share on the public space, in the same way you would when talking to a big crowd. You are not talking with your friends here, you are talking to the world. If you are any privacy, you just cannot have it here. That's impossible.
But on the Fediverse you literally can only see what you put out in the public. Your votes, your posts, your faves. That is your action in public. It is not federated what you look at. There are no trackers here that profile you. It is just your real interactions that count.
There are trackers though
Where? Not on my instance.
It depends on the instance.
The point being raised is that because of the architecture even if your instance doesn’t use trackers any other instances can use trackers and track you as if you were on their instance. At least as I understand it. Correct me if I’m wrong.