I am not even a tech person, and remember 20 years ago using ip addresses to see who was reading my live journal. How is it that on a protocol like nostr, where there are so many nyms, ip addresses are so easily exposed? Seems like a big deal.
Does privacy even exist anymore?
I would assume the most paranoid nyms are also using VPNs.
I have a static ip and don’t use VPN. I’m curious what people think are the downsides of this setup. People can see i’m using nostr a lot ? Not that shocking.
Or tor
There are probably normies that don’t use vpn or tor that still don’t want to be doxxed. I don’t think that’s too great of an expectation of anyone
(To not have their ip exposed to anybody/everybody)
Don't you have the same, by sharing an image on x, where your server hosts the image?
If you're a nym on Nostr and care about privacy, then you're probably using TOR or a VPN. And if you're not, then you're not as anonymous as you thought that you were.
That sucks. As I said earlier, as a normie, this would 100% be a deterrent for me using nostr. I’m using it because I believe in the technology (content is not there yet), but this technology where you have to use an extra layer of protection, or assume doxxing , is not one I agree with
