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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Does MATRIX recipients know my IP? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I wanna know if MATRIX recipients know my IP, and more globally what the recipients know about me (how the matrix protocol works). THX

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[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 4 months ago

My initial reply was 1000% about your Metadata being available for exploitation by the government.

Even if not directly, it will be used in computer models designed to profile you for further targeting like they already are in Pasco county.