For those who still don’t know it: #nostr doesn’t protect your privacy by default ! You have to connect to different relays to communicate with most people using nostr, you’ll be exposing your IP address to every relay you connect to, directly associating your IP address to your digital identity on nostr. Direct messages are encrypted BUT the metadata isn’t and to whom you talked to is a public information!

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Only connect while using a VPN service. While Tor might be a more private option,you jabe to consider that quite a number of relays doesn't allow connections via Tor.
And only connect using random public cafe networks or hacking into your neighbors network?
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Jimmy 1 year ago
It would be really cool if the application you're using had a setting where it would refuse to connect and do anything unless you were on a VPN. @Vitor Pamplona, feature idea for #amethyst
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hueso 1 year ago
You're exposed not only to relays but to all the servers of the embedded media that's posted.