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That's not comparable to posting messages on public websites that can be read by anyone without an account. You don't know who will read them. If you want to t
by zirgs 4y ago
That's not comparable to posting messages on public websites that can be read by anyone without an account. You don't know who will read them.
If you want to talk privately - talk to people that you trust and use apps like Signal that delete messages after some time.
- zmgsabst 4y agoWhen you speak in public, anyone can hear you. What specifically do you feel is different?
- zirgs 4y agoIf you say embarassing shit or shout obscenities in public then don't be surprised if someone pulls out their phone and starts recording it. It's completely different if someone sneaks into your home and leaves microphones there.
- zmgsabst 4y agoYes — and we’re asking about the case of a quiet conversation in a bar, where someone surreptitiously records using specialize equipment. I think it’s very telling you made a strawman rather than respond to that point.
- OctopusLupid 4y agoI think both of you are visualising "posting on the Fediverse" differently. One visualises it as a conversation between two people that may be overheard, while the other visualises it as broadcasting.