1 yr. ago • 95%

Is your e-mail address private on Lemmy or are other users able to see it somehow?

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Your instance admin can see it. It’s not public though.

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- thanks!
  
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Anyone with access to the sql database can see it.

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- Who has access to the database?
  
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  It would be different in every instance. Generally the instance “owner” as I would call it. But also and developer that may have been given access.
  
  People assume it’s admin. But as far as I can see, on my admin profile, I have no access to that data.
  
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  whomever owns/manages the instance.
  
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email addresses aren't even required for the accounts, so i doubt it travels the fediverse

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- Wait, I had to verify my email. Was there an option to not somewhere?
  
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  Email requirements for registration are set per-instance. Beyond that, it's my understanding that only a user's existence is shared across instances, in order to attach you to your content. Your registration details stay on the instance you belong to.
  
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  Some instances require it and some don't.
  
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What about messages? Where do they live and can they be seen by anyone?

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- Much like reddit, facebook or other apps with dms, only the instance owners (of the instances the users belong to) can see them. They aren't encrypted. There was some work on e2ee messages on the Mastodon side but it stagnated.
  
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if your worried getting spammed with emails, i'd suggest using an email relay in your Lemmy account instead of using your primary email add. Here is an example - https://relay.firefox.com/

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Support question, please see rule #3 and !lemmy_support@lemmy.ml

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