Subj : Re: leaving FB
To   : August Abolins
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed Jan 13 2021 14:15:17

Hi August,

On 2021-01-13 07:55:00, you wrote to me:

 DS>>>>   I can forget about Parler, though...it has been shut
 DS>>>>   down.

 AA>>> The site/service is still there. The download links for
 AA>>> the app are at the bottom of the pages.

 WvV>> You don't want it. It's been hacked, and the complete
 WvV>> database (including all photo's and video's all it's users
 WvV>> ever shared on it) has been copied...

 AA> I heard about the "copied".  But it was described to be a way to
 AA> preserve any history of the chatter predating the Capitol event
 AA> - by posting it open and in the clear on the internet.

 AA> So, the hack was on purpose.

Yes, and what I heard of it, it was quite easy, because of the code mess the owner/creator made of it. It very much sounds like an amateur job.

 AA> I wouldn't necessarily want the app either.  But I like the idea
 AA> that people have options to use different technologies for
 AA> privacy.

There are (like Telegram and Signal ;-)). But Parler isn't one of them...

Bye, Wilfred.

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