Notices by Jason Pester (jasonpester@mastodon.social)

@evan I don't view it that way. I choose to share content / data on platforms with an understanding of how that platform respects my rights to the content / data I post. Others have expressed a similar sentiment (see links below). I'm a straight male, but I think the author's point in the Medium article regarding LGBTQ+ outing through network data analysis is a good one.

https://bmatb.medium.com/social-media-privacy-mastodon-mining-ffcbb359cc42

https://fossacademic.tech/2022/10/18/notesOnNobreEtAl.html

https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/elasticsearch-server-actively-scrapping-mastodon-user-data-over-150-000-individuals-exposed-so-far/

@evan If it was on your poll list, I would choose "Not without my permission." If you do provide data to researchers, give us the option to Opt-In. Providing an explanation of the research requesting the data might be helpful too. I think people enjoy the Fediverse because it's more transparent than other platforms... so keep it this way.

⚠️ Resistance Is Futile - Maven to Assimilate All Mastodon Posts - Even Private Posts!

I just received notice of this Maven activity from a friend. I'll be deleting all of my private posts on Mastodon in case more groups are performing similar activities in the background.

Maven is being funded by OpenAI's Sam Altman 👎

https://wedistribute.org/2024/06/maven-mastodon-posts/

#Maven #OpenAI #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Toots #Posts #Privacy #Invasion #AI #GAI #TrainingData #Copyright #Infringement

Don't forget, Mastodon has a columns interface too! 👀

I prefer the @phanpy Web client...

https://phanpy.social

#Mastodon #Phanpy #Column #Columns #Interface #GUI #UI #UX #Instagram #Threads