The FBI's acquisition of a Mastodon instance's unencrypted database gives all of us reason to consider our own security practices on here, and the security practices of our instances.
Using an unencrypted backup for debug purposes doesn't sound like an uncommon practice. And while most instance admins have no reason to expect an FBI raid, it's always worth considering how such data is handled and stored.
And of course, always remember that "DMs" here aren't encrypted.
https://kolektiva.social/@admin/110637031574056150
JB Emmons /
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2023-07-01 14:38:13
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