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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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submitted 1 year ago by Philo@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Is this a good idea for privacy?

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[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Im not sure, but on mastodon for example you will often see tusky, or web, etc at the bottom of post details. https://digitaldarkage.cc/@shortwavesurfer2009/110691099097120908

[–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hmm good point. I guess it is optional though so on the client end you can probably avoid sending anything (or just spoof as "web" at worst).