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arrow-up151external-linkHomeland Security Spies on Reddit Userswww.kenklippenstein.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: reddit@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldreddit@lemmy.world
minus-squareDa Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·20 hours agoIt means they can see DMs and stuff too.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours agoI see nothing in the original post about them reading PMs, but correct me if I’m wrong.
minus-squareDudeImMacGyver@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoAdmins own the server and they definitely can if they want to.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour 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.
minus-squareDa Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoNo, it doesn’t but backdoor access includes direct messages and registration information.
It means they can see DMs and stuff too.
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.
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.
No, it doesn’t but backdoor access includes direct messages and registration information.