Sirquacksalot@lemmy.catoPrivacy Guides@lemmy.one•So, what do you think about Lemmy/kbin so far?English
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2 years agoGood call, I actually just did the same and deleted my .world account. I’m still not comfortable with the potential issues associated with having each instance hosted at the whim of whoever runs it.
Very, actually. A large corporation has the resources and staff to properly secure and maintain (both physically and digitally) their servers vs the decentralized nature where you don’t know who is hosting it, or where. A large corporation can be held accountable for any data breeches or security issues, and are more able to report and respond quickly and properly to any security incidents. Individually run/maintained servers can vary greatly in technical support knowledge, hardware capabilities and security, and resources available to maintain the service.
That’s even assuming the best in people and that those people running the servers are operating in good faith and not actively working to use peoples data for nefarious purposes. At least if a corporation is found to be acting in bad faith, they can be held accountable by some kind of regulatory body.