A recent subpoena request shows that film companies are trying to obtain information on a Redditor's piracy habits.

I didn’t know reddit gave out the personal details of their users, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.

  • Quacksalber@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    262·
    10 months ago

    That is one thing Lemmy is not good at: Protecting its users legally. No admin can be expected to hire a lawyer to fight off those companies.

    • Fisch@lemmy.mlEnglish
      143·
      10 months ago

      Lemmy is not storing anything for no reason tho, there’s no point in that without advertising. The only data they could hand over would be public anyway.

      • suppenloeffel@feddit.deEnglish
        242·
        10 months ago

        What?

        Lemmy instances can log IPs and any other info they want all day long, there is nothing stopping them. In some jurisdictions they may even be required to.

        • Fisch@lemmy.mlEnglish
          82·
          10 months ago

          Of course they can but what would be the point of that? It would just cost storage space.