Gregory's Server@pixelfed kbin is embezzling user data to Google, and they do not seem to react to criticism about that.
Should FediDB foster server software that is hostile towards users?
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 @Natureshadow That is a pretty ignorant accusation to make, using google fonts does not equal embezzling user data. Maybe you should reevaluate how hostile your actions are towards others. @pixelfed One alternative could be Bunny Fonts as a replacement for Google Fonts : https://fonts.bunny.net/. Or i guess selfhosted / local (Google) fonts would be another option Ya, self-hosted fonts would be best. It's super easy, just copy a font file over and point at that instead of the remote URL. I'm not sure why people would compromise their users' data by having them hit remote big-tech servers. What's the point of a fediverse built upon the bits of big tech, especially when there are simple alternatives? @pixelfed Of course using Google Fonts is not embezzling user data. Contacting Google servers without consent is. If you don't understand the basics of that, you should really get yourself updated on basic user rights and valid legislation in major parts of the world. Server admins in EU are sued for embedding fonts from third party server, and that's very reasonable because browser metadata **is** personal data. @Natureshadow Sigh, have you considered maybe writing a pull request to fix this, or contacting the developers about it, rather than spouting nonsensical accusations? Kbin isn't a startup, or company, it's a fediverse project maintained by a single person that is experiencing a rare, once in a lifetime opportunity for platform growth, and something that non-important is probably not top of mind for them at this time. @pixelfed The first step is stop calling legitimate basic user rights expectations "nonsensical". That spirit pretty much disqualifies you as a developer of publicly used software. The only sensible behaviour is **never transfer user data to third parties without consent**. If you can't agree with that basic principle, and instead laugh down users who want their rights protected, please refrain from publishing software for users. I assume, though, you are just making the same mistake you claim I am making, and did not mean "nonsensical accusation". So: Yes, I have tried to reach out to the developers. @Natureshadow you seem to know what you are talking about. Go to https://github.com/ernestwisniewski/kbin and propose a fix. @Natureshadow @pixelfed wow, you really have a sucky attitude to responding on social media. I hate google, i am a big proponent for privacy first software, but you really do come across as the asshole in this @pixelfed @Natureshadow
Switching the font provider should be relatively simple to do. I mean, they could viably fall back to the default system fonts from what it looks like! @Natureshadow @pixelfed Can you link to the issue in the tracker, I can't seem to find it? Also, as you might have noticed, everyone in that project is pretty overloaded with the surprising influx of users and issues. The code is still early prototype. Pretty sure the admin intention is to act in good faith. |
@Natureshadow Huh? Could you elaborate?