Warning: Lemmy (federated reddit clone) doesn’t care about your privacy, everything is tracked and stored forever, even if you delete it

  • CheshireSnake ( CheshireSnake@lemmy.one ) 
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    3 years ago

    Hi. I’m commenting here because I’m not sure this deserves its own post.

    Lately on reddit, lemmy and kbin have been mentioned more as reddit alternatives. While that may be a good thing (free advertising is good, at least), I’ve seen more than a few people say (unevoqually, imho) that A) lemmy/kbin is bad for privacy and B) they collect data. I’ve read kbin’s privacy policy as well as the devs’ responses on github, but is there any other links I can point them to?

    It’s incredibly frustrating, tbh. It feels like they’re out to discredit lemmy and kbin. I’ve answered a few myself, but there’s much more out there. They don’t even give a reason. They usually just say “lemmy is terrible for privacy” or “lemmy collects your data.” No links, no whatever.

    Edit: my last reddit account is going to seem like a lenny marketer if this doesn’t stop lol.