▲ 3 ▼ FBI Seizure of Mastodon Server is a Wakeup Call to Fediverse Users and Hosts to Protect their Users (www.eff.org) submitted 3 years ago by TrojanHam@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Step 1: Don't host in the USA Step 2: Don't host in a USA puppet ally permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] insomniac@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Probably good advice but not exactly relevant. The person was hosting a server in their house and got raided for unrelated reasons and all their electronics were seized. Had they hosted in a data center or at least had off premises back ups, this wouldn’t have happened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I thought one of the points of the fediverse was to not be centralized in data centers that are more easily controlled. It's supposedly supposed to be easy and relatively cheap to spin up your own instance on your own hardware. Just outsourcing to a data center I think goes against what the fediverse promised. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] insomniac@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Like anything, it’s a trade off. The fact that you can do whatever you want is the good thing. As long as everyone isn’t in the same datacenter, it’s fine. There’s datacenters all over the planet. If you’re self hosting, you can mitigate the risks by having some kind of contingency plan though. Just having backups in another location would have made it possible to get back up after the interruption. Now, this instance is probably just screwed. Data centers aren’t inherently bad and neither is self hosting. But there’s different risks that need to be planned for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago If you’re self hosting, you can mitigate the risks by having some kind of contingency plan Like a degaussing loop hidden in the door frame? Just having backups in another location would have made it possible to get back up after the interruption Oh. Not that kind of contingency plan permalink fedilink source parent
[–] insomniac@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Probably good advice but not exactly relevant. The person was hosting a server in their house and got raided for unrelated reasons and all their electronics were seized. Had they hosted in a data center or at least had off premises back ups, this wouldn’t have happened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I thought one of the points of the fediverse was to not be centralized in data centers that are more easily controlled. It's supposedly supposed to be easy and relatively cheap to spin up your own instance on your own hardware. Just outsourcing to a data center I think goes against what the fediverse promised. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] insomniac@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Like anything, it’s a trade off. The fact that you can do whatever you want is the good thing. As long as everyone isn’t in the same datacenter, it’s fine. There’s datacenters all over the planet. If you’re self hosting, you can mitigate the risks by having some kind of contingency plan though. Just having backups in another location would have made it possible to get back up after the interruption. Now, this instance is probably just screwed. Data centers aren’t inherently bad and neither is self hosting. But there’s different risks that need to be planned for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago If you’re self hosting, you can mitigate the risks by having some kind of contingency plan Like a degaussing loop hidden in the door frame? Just having backups in another location would have made it possible to get back up after the interruption Oh. Not that kind of contingency plan permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I thought one of the points of the fediverse was to not be centralized in data centers that are more easily controlled. It's supposedly supposed to be easy and relatively cheap to spin up your own instance on your own hardware. Just outsourcing to a data center I think goes against what the fediverse promised. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] insomniac@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Like anything, it’s a trade off. The fact that you can do whatever you want is the good thing. As long as everyone isn’t in the same datacenter, it’s fine. There’s datacenters all over the planet. If you’re self hosting, you can mitigate the risks by having some kind of contingency plan though. Just having backups in another location would have made it possible to get back up after the interruption. Now, this instance is probably just screwed. Data centers aren’t inherently bad and neither is self hosting. But there’s different risks that need to be planned for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago If you’re self hosting, you can mitigate the risks by having some kind of contingency plan Like a degaussing loop hidden in the door frame? Just having backups in another location would have made it possible to get back up after the interruption Oh. Not that kind of contingency plan permalink fedilink source parent
[–] insomniac@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Like anything, it’s a trade off. The fact that you can do whatever you want is the good thing. As long as everyone isn’t in the same datacenter, it’s fine. There’s datacenters all over the planet. If you’re self hosting, you can mitigate the risks by having some kind of contingency plan though. Just having backups in another location would have made it possible to get back up after the interruption. Now, this instance is probably just screwed. Data centers aren’t inherently bad and neither is self hosting. But there’s different risks that need to be planned for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago If you’re self hosting, you can mitigate the risks by having some kind of contingency plan Like a degaussing loop hidden in the door frame? Just having backups in another location would have made it possible to get back up after the interruption Oh. Not that kind of contingency plan permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago If you’re self hosting, you can mitigate the risks by having some kind of contingency plan Like a degaussing loop hidden in the door frame? Just having backups in another location would have made it possible to get back up after the interruption Oh. Not that kind of contingency plan permalink fedilink source parent