For those using Private message on Lemmy, there is a major vulnerability. It seems that this instance still runs 18.5 I know that our beloved admins are volunteers and busy, so I don’t blame them for not updating, but while waiting for the update be aware that your PM are as public as your comments
  • airrowMEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    “you’re just saying this so you can read our messages!” lol

    > imagine thinking “private” messages are actually even all that private

    btw the platform does warn private messages aren’t private next to the PM box, and suggests sending encrypted messages on Element / Matrix instead if they want private encrypted messages

    • splinterAEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      🤣

      Yeah, I mean the only real difference between private messages here and private messages on, say, Reddit, is that Lemmy warns you about them being rather unsafe.