▲ 1006 ▼ Reddit beats film industry, won’t have to identify users who admitted torrenting (arstechnica.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 123 comments fedilink hide all child comments Reddit beats film industry, won’t have to identify users who admitted torrenting::Court quashes subpoena for names of users who talked torrenting in 2011 thread.
[–] Blamemeta@lemmy.world 31 points 3 years ago (2 children) They don't have names, so Im not sure what they expect. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] madjo@geddit.social 40 points 3 years ago (5 children) Actually, if one uses the official Reddit app, they do have real names. It’s part of the data that the app reads out of your phone’s settings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 23 points 3 years ago The official app didn’t exist in 2011 so they likely don’t have that information unless the user kept their account and used the official app at one point permalink fedilink source parent [–] inspxtr@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago has anyone made a data request, especially GDPR, to confirm this? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago The only place I have my name, is in "emergency information". Are you saying apps can access that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) That's scary af. I would not want my reddit or lemmy name be hard tied to my real name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sarcastik@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago And now people are just starting to realize what real issue with the official reddit app is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago Test message permalink fedilink source parent [–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago All these inputs apps have free-reign over need to become part of the explicit privacy settings. permalink fedilink source parent [–] player2@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago It's possible to have an email address associated with your Reddit account which might provide names. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] madjo@geddit.social 40 points 3 years ago (5 children) Actually, if one uses the official Reddit app, they do have real names. It’s part of the data that the app reads out of your phone’s settings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 23 points 3 years ago The official app didn’t exist in 2011 so they likely don’t have that information unless the user kept their account and used the official app at one point permalink fedilink source parent [–] inspxtr@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago has anyone made a data request, especially GDPR, to confirm this? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago The only place I have my name, is in "emergency information". Are you saying apps can access that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) That's scary af. I would not want my reddit or lemmy name be hard tied to my real name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sarcastik@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago And now people are just starting to realize what real issue with the official reddit app is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago Test message permalink fedilink source parent [–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago All these inputs apps have free-reign over need to become part of the explicit privacy settings. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 23 points 3 years ago The official app didn’t exist in 2011 so they likely don’t have that information unless the user kept their account and used the official app at one point permalink fedilink source parent
[–] inspxtr@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago has anyone made a data request, especially GDPR, to confirm this? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago The only place I have my name, is in "emergency information". Are you saying apps can access that? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) That's scary af. I would not want my reddit or lemmy name be hard tied to my real name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sarcastik@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago And now people are just starting to realize what real issue with the official reddit app is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago Test message permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sarcastik@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago And now people are just starting to realize what real issue with the official reddit app is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago Test message permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago All these inputs apps have free-reign over need to become part of the explicit privacy settings. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] player2@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago It's possible to have an email address associated with your Reddit account which might provide names. permalink fedilink source parent