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[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 49 points 13 hours ago (28 children)

This is a reminder to everyone. If you or someone you know is still on Reddit. Use an extension to bulk deleted everything before deleting the account. You're friends and family are not safe posting on reddit.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 71 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (18 children)

I am no fan of reddit but in this case Reddit appears to have championed this users anonymity going so far as to actively draw the ire of the administration.

  • Reddit refused to comply with the initial administrative subpoena
  • the Federal government came back with this grand jury subpoena and warned Reddit not to disclose the existence of the subpoena or they’d consider it interference in federal law enforcement
  • Reddit complied with this new legally binding subpoena, but did not comply with the demand to keep it a secret. In the contrary, they immediately alerted the user of the subpoena which allowed him time to immediately lawyer up.

You’re not wrong that you’re not safe posting on Reddit, but if this case is any indication you’re not any less safe posting in Reddit than any other site, including Lemmy.

[–] audit69@programming.dev 3 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

you are not safe posting here either

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago

That is what I said

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 hours ago

We know. We exist out of spite.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 11 hours ago

Life is not safe. It's pretty relatively safe, as compared to living under a lean-to in the woods with bears and disease carrying insects and such, and even that's safer than people make it out to be. However, there are "dangerous things" out there, both in the woods and in the streets and in the organized crime / government. Are you more likely to die of a car crash, or a malicious action of some organized group, or a car crash arranged by some organized group? It's really hard to be sure, but if the available information is anything close to accurate, you're better off worrying about a car crash than a meteorite strike, or shark bite, or bad people targeting you.

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