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Re:Tim Bray · Private and Public Mastodon by zirgs on Monday January 02, 2023 @06:26PM (#34225204)
That's not comparable to posting messages on public websites that can be read by anyone without an account. You don't know who will read them.

If you want to talk privately - talk to people that you trust and use apps like Signal that delete messages after some time.

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Re:Tim Bray · Private and Public Mastodon by zmgsabst on Monday January 02, 2023 @10:05PM (#34227048)
When you speak in public, anyone can hear you.

What specifically do you feel is different?

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Re:Tim Bray · Private and Public Mastodon by zirgs on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @03:07AM (#34229057)
If you say embarassing shit or shout obscenities in public then don't be surprised if someone pulls out their phone and starts recording it.

It's completely different if someone sneaks into your home and leaves microphones there.

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Re:Tim Bray · Private and Public Mastodon by zmgsabst on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @08:19AM (#34230949)
Yes — and we’re asking about the case of a quiet conversation in a bar, where someone surreptitiously records using specialize equipment.

I think it’s very telling you made a strawman rather than respond to that point.

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Re:Tim Bray · Private and Public Mastodon by OctopusLupid on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @09:39AM (#34231857)
I think both of you are visualising "posting on the Fediverse" differently. One visualises it as a conversation between two people that may be overheard, while the other visualises it as broadcasting.
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