floofloof@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 6 days agoHomeland Security Spies on Reddit Userswww.kenklippenstein.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up156file-textcross-posted to: news@hexbear.nettechnology@lemmy.ziphackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seprogressivepolitics@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up156external-linkHomeland Security Spies on Reddit Userswww.kenklippenstein.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@hexbear.nettechnology@lemmy.ziphackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seprogressivepolitics@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoI see nothing in the original post about them reading PMs, but correct me if I’m wrong.
minus-squareDudeImMacGyver@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoAdmins own the server and they definitely can if they want to.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days 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 days agoNo, it doesn’t but backdoor access includes direct messages and registration information.
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.