Reminder that Nostr is basically a surveillance tool that you opt into.
There is a plethora of data / metadata that anyone can query, collect, and mine from multiple independent sources.
Be adversarial, this is permanent.
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Privacy vs Parrhesia. Use it wisely.
I agree! But a shocking number of nostr users I talk to are not aware of that and assume that nostr is either private and or somehow their npub (that they cross verify with kyc platforms themselves) will magically protect them from censorship, targeting, or coercion.
A careful balancing act
Good point. More education on this front would be of benefit.
I have conflicting feelings about the social media aspect of Nostr.
Reminder that Nostr is basically a surveillance tool that you opt into.
There is a plethora of data / metadata that anyone can query, collect, and mine from multiple independent sources.
Be adversarial, this is permanent.
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If only there was a way to randomize or proxy the npub.
This is why the whole making new comers put a shoe on their head was not smart of the community to embrace and encourage.
Nothing is private, not anymore, unfortunately. It could be mitigated but that would effectively become it's own thing.
People really don't get this. And this applies to all of big tech just as much as it does to nostr. They never delete anything, ever. Even if they say they do. Don't think what you put on goo drive is private.