Even places like lemmy or mastodon aren't safe anymore. Everything that is public can be, and is, data mined by some corporation. There will be bot accounts or paid people pushing their agenda. And several other things.
It's not a technical problem. We can have places that are better than the average, but the corporations will still put their tentacles in.
Lost it on "Windows with literally 0 issues" lol
One trick is to have anold android phone. I created a couple of accounts last year without giving any personal data by using a device with android kitkat.
Congrats!
Enjoy the freedom and don't be afraid to ask for help. In time, you will see yourself helping others and contributing to the community.
Mine stopped sending emails all of a sudden this week. Are you able to send emails using k9 with a gmail account?
App lounge looks really interesting.
When I first heard about /e/ os, it looked a bit too weird, and I was too skeptical, but they're growing so nice and creating interesting tools. I think I will give the project a shot.
Everything adds a little. Another thing happening are the newer Windows versions requiring stupidly high minimum requirements, pushing people with older machines into alternatives.
I know you're asking about linux, but just pointing out that you can try android x86 on it, just in case you don't know about the project.
And having a central node as an introducer makes all devices connect to each other effortlessly.
Assuming everything is public, on one hand, can help develop better practices, but, on the other, can lead us to stop fighting for our privacy, so I'm always cautious with it.
About the upvotes/downvotes, they give a lot of information about you, and your pattern can be so unique, that a new account could be identified by it. It can also be used for doxing. Having public votes can also lead to metadrama, just like happens in places like facebook with their like system. And don't forget that it takes just a small mistake to have your identity leaked, and then you have this data available and tied to your person, exposing your psychological behavior and positions on every theme.
Another thing worth mentioning is the email used to join lemmy. This is basically public, eliminating the expected anonymity from a lot o people (remember, most people aren't tech-savy enough to create a fake one). In time, bots and trolls will become more common and most instances will probably ban fake or temporary emails, forcing the users to use real ones.
It all might not be a great issue now, when we're small, but if we expect to grow, I think these things will need to be addressed at some point.
I looked for more info, and you're right. Strange, because I can remember it clearly. Was I a victim of the mandela effect?
Nice article! Are you the author? If so, I'd like to give you a suggestion: the part about the deepin Linux story and technical background is interesting enough to be its own article. That way, it would be more findable on web searchers and probably help a lot of people who look for information on it, which is a bit scarce in english.