Well, this is a transcendent level of evil: Facebook bought a VPN company and deployed it, in part, to spy on its users.

techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/face

It's a reminder that VPNs have their own risks, beyond technical ones if operated incompetently -- namely, that you have to trust the VPN company itself.

@dangillmor

This week I have considered deleting my Facebook and Instagram accounts. However, I use them for my business and non-profit groups to extend their reach. If only there was a better alternative with as broad of base I would delete them.

@MichaelBishop @dangillmor
If I were you, completely remove your personal accounts.
For the business/non-profit accounts, keep facebook/instagram, but also create mastodon/friendica/pixelfed accounts. Do your primary posting in the fediverse accounts, use the facebook/instagram accounts to promote the fediverse accounts.
If you offer online deals of any sort only offer them on the fediverse accounts.

@jlcrawf @dangillmor I believe I would still need a personal account to have the business/non-profit accts.

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@MichaelBishop @dangillmor
Possibly, I do not have a facebook. If you have to have one, keep it at the bare minimum of information and like with the others, only use it to promote your fedi accounts.

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