floofloof@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 month agoHomeland Security Spies on Reddit Userswww.kenklippenstein.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: reddit@lemmy.mlstupidpol@sh.itjust.worksreddit@lemmy.worldaltmedia@altmedia.housetechnology@lemmy.zipreddit@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.worldprogressivepolitics@lemmy.worldnews@lemmings.world
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkHomeland Security Spies on Reddit Userswww.kenklippenstein.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square12linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: reddit@lemmy.mlstupidpol@sh.itjust.worksreddit@lemmy.worldaltmedia@altmedia.housetechnology@lemmy.zipreddit@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.worldprogressivepolitics@lemmy.worldnews@lemmings.world
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoI see nothing in the original post about them reading PMs, but correct me if I’m wrong.
minus-squareDudeImMacGyver@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoAdmins own the server and they definitely can if they want to.
minus-squareDa Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoNo, it doesn’t but backdoor access includes direct messages and registration information.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThat would be Reddit admins just passing info over to the DHS, not the DHS hacking Reddit itself and gaining access. I thought we were discussing the latter, but I may be wrong.
I see nothing in the original post about them reading PMs, but correct me if I’m wrong.
Admins own the server and they definitely can if they want to.
No, it doesn’t but backdoor access includes direct messages and registration information.
That would be Reddit admins just passing info over to the DHS, not the DHS hacking Reddit itself and gaining access. I thought we were discussing the latter, but I may be wrong.