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Because of federation they are probably un-deletable. Most likely federated to multiple servers.
Couldn't this be abused for propaganda or CSAM spread?
Yes, which is an inherently element of federation. The whole idea is that single nodes can only police their own node, including who shares to them, which puts a heavy onus on what they want to accept automatically as they need to ensure they don't replicate illegal or problematic content through the federation.
Ah, good, so they thought of it.
pict-rs doesn't seem to copy images except as thumbnails and these were comments. If the admins remove the pict-rs entries on programming.dev they won't be accessible unless someone saved them.
Unlikely with as small of a community as we have, but plausible.
I'd be more careful to separate the you from you while you're on the decentralized web. It pays in safety and peace of mind. Who's anybody?
I never shared any of that stuff here ever. I'm not even sure how they would've found it unless it's possibly a real life stalker. Would've had to be someone pretty close to me to get into my phone to see my profile here.
Someone was able to link your username to a real person’s name (hopefully not yours!). Once they have that, they can start digging around. If they figure out your state (or however your locale is, if not US), then it’s a matter of plugging away at people search sites. They’ll get family member names, addresses, emails, phone numbers—it is a Google search away, and free at that. Go to Google Maps, plug in the address, and pull up Street View.
I found my info in seconds with a search of my name and state.
The house in the picture that was posted looks exactly like my own, I'm inclined to believe it was mine. Which is scary, not just because it was my house posted 3 times on a public forum but because someone would need to know me personally to either A. Know what My (deleted) Facebook is called, or B. Know where I live already. In either case it means it's someone who knows me personally in the real world. Possibly someone who's been in direct contact with me and gone through my phone. Which creeps me the fuck out.
I'm deleting this thread by the way because I'm noticing assholes using it as a place to debate the morality of this, which is absolutely shitty and disgusting.
Maybe be more careful irl and online. And if you have some "truth" you're intent on sharing, understand you need to be as intent on accepting unpleasant consequences, including unaliving, or being able to afford necessary security detail and apparatus.
Are you serious? This is some victim blaming shit.
I don't see where you get "blame." This is solid, practical advice.