Ifeanyichukwu

Ifeanyichukwu

ifea88@hubzilla.monster

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2025-02-27 06:22:36

Ifeanyichukwu

ifea88@hubzilla.monster

I think this another step forward beyond the current paradigm. Is this something Hubzilla/Streams/Forte could benefit from? Has anyone tried any of the apps mentioned in the article below? Does the nomad protocol protect my data if I don't want my channel to be indexed.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/tumblr-backs-tapestry-a-timeline-app-for-the-open-social-web/

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2025-02-27 10:28:00

Hubzilla Monster

curator@hubzilla.monster

Does the nomad protocol protect my data if I don't want my channel to be indexed.

The Protocol

The Nomad (Zot) protocol does encrypt your transmissions between servers, but it is ultimately up to the receiving server to be trustworthy. Right now the only servers on the Nomad Network using Zot protocol are Hubzilla and (streams) and both are privacy-respecting platforms. They honor any privacy settings that you set.

When you talk to anyone on another network, it uses ActivityPub or Diaspora instead of the Zot protocol, but the concept is the same. You are trusting the receiving server to not do something bad with your message. It works a lot like email in that regard. Once someone receives your email, you no longer have control over it.

Most platforms respect any privacy settings, though, but we cannot guarantee that everyone will.

Your Settings

You do have some options in /settings/privacy where you can turn off search engine indexing and control how people interact with you. There are also options on Edit Profile that control whether you appear in directories or not, and whether the connections are visible on your profile.

You also have the ability to use the padlock on new messages to change who is sent your message. Private posts cannot be viewed by the public nor indexed by search engines, and unless a recipient of your message reveals what you said, only they would see your message.

Server Settings and Reality

We do have some moderate blocking in place, and we give individual users the ability to choose whether they are indexed or not. More aggressive server-level blocking is available from our hosting company TechSero for people who have their own Hubzilla server on their own domain name.

But the reality is, anything public is public. We can discourage people from indexing your content, but we can't really stop them since there are so many ways to circumvent anything we come up with. And this applies to any platform and protocol on the fediverse, not just us.

This is why we give you the option of sending private communications as an additional safeguard.

2025-02-28 10:42:41

Hubzilla Monster

curator@hubzilla.monster

@Hubzilla Monster

Once someone receives your email, you no longer have control over it.

Although if you delete or edit a post, Hubzilla will attempt to notify other servers of this. But, ultimately, we can only ask them to delete or update your post, but have no way to force them to do so. Hubzilla and (streams) does respect delete and edit requests, so communications between Hubzilla and (streams) users is more secure.