ATTENTION EVERYONE WRINGING THEIR HANDS OVER “#MASTODON ADMINS CAN READ MY DIRECT MESSAGES”: #SysAdmins have *always* been able to read your #email and DMs unless encrypted, including at the big #SocialNetworks and Internet providers. We used to have t-shirts that said, “I READ YOUR EMAIL.”
It’s just hitting now because you got used to places where the admins were kept away in their cubicles and data centers instead of greeting you at the front door.
@mjgardner I literally just read an article today about how DMs at Twitter were not encrypted, either. Even if you delete them, there isn't a guarantee it's deleted until the other party ALSO deletes the message. So, with way less staff on the Twitter payroll, there's way less check and balances over there to see that Elmo isn't abusing that ability.
@nibble4bits @mjgardner or hackers. I mean infosec is an active sport. Less employees, less people on your team.