Nostr Web Client

Hilarious that no one on Nostr seems to know that pseudonymity != privacy and yet try to use Nostr being "private" to dunk on anyone who still uses other social media.

You're not going to want to hear this, but Nostr is VERY BAD for privacy, but great for pseudonymity.

For most people, Nostr directly ties their HOME IP ADDRESS to their nym and publishes this correlation to a dozen servers they don't control for all to see.

While being pseudonymous is pretty easy on Nostr, being private requires a good, always-on non-logging VPN, or even better connecting to relays only through Tor at a bare minimum.

Enki 1y ago 💬 3

There was a pretty good rude awakening not too long ago where someone was going around showing everybody their IP address in posts.

Definitely a bit of a harsh method, but it got the point across.

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Seth For Privacy 1y ago

Oof, hopefully that enlightened people... not a fun way to learn 😬

Enki 1y ago 💬 1

I would like to say it was a Mass Awakening and everyone signed up for a VPN if they weren't already. But knowing people I bet a lot already forgot.

good to see you're still lurking around 🫡

Diogenes the Cynic 1y ago

I was trying to egg him on to do me since I'm one of the few paranoid freaks running behind Tor. 😂