What are some privacy mistakes you've made? (lemmy.ml)

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All of us have made privacy mistakes at some point in our privacy journeys. In an effort to help those earlier on in that journey, please share some of the mistakes you've made, and how you could have prevented it.

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[-] yonder@sh.itjust.works 10 points 12 hours ago

I use Discord, though only in a web browser and only for semi-public chats. I might be using Discord less if I had gotten some friend groups onto something like Matrix.

this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2025

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