@klappscheinwerfer to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • 1 year agoWhat kind of data do Lemmy instances store about their users?message-square37arrow-up1165arrow-down10
arrow-up1165arrow-down1message-squareWhat kind of data do Lemmy instances store about their users?@klappscheinwerfer to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square37
minus-square@frostphunklinkEnglish9•1 year agoThankfully the code is open source so a good answer can be had. Unfortunately not familiar with the code base Ofc instances themselves may modify the code to track certain things. However this highlights the importance of using instances you trust. I wonder if there is a checksum or something to verify what version of code an instance is using
minus-square@danc4498linkEnglish8•1 year agoTrue, open source is always better for the sake of transparency. Worth noting, though, that doesn’t mean the server you are browsing on uses the exact build they say they are.
Thankfully the code is open source so a good answer can be had. Unfortunately not familiar with the code base
Ofc instances themselves may modify the code to track certain things. However this highlights the importance of using instances you trust.
I wonder if there is a checksum or something to verify what version of code an instance is using
True, open source is always better for the sake of transparency. Worth noting, though, that doesn’t mean the server you are browsing on uses the exact build they say they are.