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@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years ago

Admin of an anarchist Mastodon server raided by FBI, insecure user data gets seized

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Admin of an anarchist Mastodon server raided by FBI, insecure user data gets seized

www.neowin.net

@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years ago
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An anarchist-oriented Mastodon server has seen one of its admins raided by the FBI. The admin in question was working with an unencrypted backup of the Mastodon server, which was also seized.
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    -16•2 years ago

    I asked “why,” not “who” or “how.” “Various things” is the vaguest possible answer you could have given.

    Why would user IPs be stored?

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      16•2 years ago

      it can be useful for tracking bad actors and blocking them from access.

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        -22•2 years ago

        So the first two thirds of your reply were completely unhelpful, yes?

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          They weren’t as they give context to why a person would want to store it

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          7•2 years ago

          Why ask a question if you refuse the answer?

          No need to be pretentious when you don’t get the answer you want.

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            -10•2 years ago

            removed by mod

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              -13•2 years ago

              You’re a bit of an ass.

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                1•1 year ago

                Sorry about your illiteracy.

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