moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoDiscord lowers free upload limit to 10MB: “Storage management is expensive”www.dexerto.comexternal-linkmessage-square146fedilinkarrow-up1335arrow-down13 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareterminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up70·3 months agoHonestly, I’ve always been surprised they allow any direct file transfers, instead of having to use external links.
minus-squarelemmyingly@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 months agoI find it weird that they upload content to their own servers even when you provide them with an external link.
minus-squareRexios@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoClicking an external link exposes your IP address to the server. All someone has to do is send a link that looks like something you want but actually just logs your ip address and you’re doxxed.
minus-squareVilian@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoLol, I already saw that happening in a server
Honestly, I’ve always been surprised they allow any direct file transfers, instead of having to use external links.
I find it weird that they upload content to their own servers even when you provide them with an external link.
They want the data
Clicking an external link exposes your IP address to the server. All someone has to do is send a link that looks like something you want but actually just logs your ip address and you’re doxxed.
Lol, I already saw that happening in a server