Warning: Lemmy doesn't care about your privacy, everything is tracked and stored forever, even if you delete it
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Federated services have always had privacy issues but I expected Lemmy would have the fewest, but it’s visibly worse for privacy than even Reddit.

  • Deleted comments remain on the server but hidden to non-admins, the username remains visible
  • Deleted account usernames remain visible too
  • Anything remains visible on federated servers!
  • When you delete your account, media does not get deleted on any server
  • mainfrog@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Deleted comments remain on the server but hidden to non-admins, the username remains visible

    This is a negative behavior by Lemmy, in my opinion. Deleted comments should be purged after some time. Tildes does the same thing - I think with 30 days?

    Deleted account usernames remain visible too

    These should be replaced with some random string of characters or something like DeleteUser<numberhere> or something.

    Anything remains visible on federated servers!

    This is just a concession of federation.

    When you delete your account, media does not get deleted on any server

    This is an issue, too, in my opinion.