I‘m not sure how this is handled in other places but since the Fediverse is a public forum I think you wouldn‘t have any rights to privacy on your Fediverse account in Germany. Any instance hosted there would likely still need to access your DMs if authorities order them to.
The Fediverse is anything and everything. Yes, in general it’s a public forum, but if you run your own, you can still connect to others, have private conversations, etc. Until it really gets a groundswell and is tested in courts, I’d say we don’t honestly know at this point.
Is email considered a public forum? I can make a DM on my GoToSocial similarly as I can send emails specifically directly to people or an entire mailing list.
I mean you still have strict privacy rights on private communication channels. Channels that are generally not considered a public place. At least on paper.
I‘m not sure how this is handled in other places but since the Fediverse is a public forum I think you wouldn‘t have any rights to privacy on your Fediverse account in Germany. Any instance hosted there would likely still need to access your DMs if authorities order them to.
Still neat, though!
The Fediverse is anything and everything. Yes, in general it’s a public forum, but if you run your own, you can still connect to others, have private conversations, etc. Until it really gets a groundswell and is tested in courts, I’d say we don’t honestly know at this point.
Is email considered a public forum? I can make a DM on my GoToSocial similarly as I can send emails specifically directly to people or an entire mailing list.
Only time will tell though.
I thought Germany was cool. 🫤 Considering Tuta is based there.
I mean you still have strict privacy rights on private communication channels. Channels that are generally not considered a public place. At least on paper.
I am sorry to tell you that nowhere is “cool”. Or at least nowhere the main online services are located.
That sucks.