Snapchat’s automated system flagged a private DM to three contacts and triggered an FBI alert in under 60 minutes, ending her teaching career
Snapchat’s automated system flagged a private DM to three contacts and triggered an FBI alert in under 60 minutes, ending her teaching career
“private” snapchat.
The privacy vs convenience trade-off is real. I’ve been slowly replacing cloud services with self-hosted alternatives on my homelab: Nextcloud for files, Jellyfin for media, Immich for photos, and Gitea for code. The upfront setup effort is real, but waking up knowing your data is truly yours? Worth every minute. What’s the one service you’d never self-host?
Well kinda. Take this example. They could have used Signal at near zero risk. No burden, no inconvenience, simple.
Of course in many situations it is a hassle to switch, but this was not one of them.
We have been using simplex for years now, but my wife and son also have whatsapp because their friends are on there. This week I found out they also use it to message eachother, out of convenience… I’m not one to force, just a little disappointed.
@privacy Very insightful post! The balance between convenience and privacy is always tricky. I’ve been progressively moving away from cloud services to self-hosted alternatives. Nextcloud for files, Matrix for messaging, and Gitea for code. The initial setup takes effort but the control you gain is worth it.