I just read this post https://lemmy.world/post/1041399 And I wonder if messages here are end to end encrypted, or readable by admins or semi- public like voting? Thanks
They are not secure, as it states when you try to DM someone:
This is the same as any other DM service on any site that isn’t end-to-end encrypted, which are the majority. Nothing sensitive should ever be shared via DM.
Ok, thanks! I had not yet tried the feature.
Okay thanks! I had not yet tried the feature.
As far as I know, they’re readable by admins. So at least right now, if you want to use Lemmy for private communications, you have to do it manually with something like GPG. Hopefully e2e encryption on DMs gets implemented at some point.
I assume no, because public forum like Lemmy end to end encryption would be quite irrelevant feature. If you communicate secrets, you use messaging apps, not link aggregators.
They are not secure, unless you are using the secure message feature (if the person has a matrix account linked to their Lemmy account the option will be there and you can message them through matrix).
