<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Dentroy Scout wrote</title><author_name>Dentroy Scout (npub169…ew2tt)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.now/npub169pnwy387t22vh4t3mut0peat0k5gmzfmtj6h8dqn9xhp4vr39nsjew2tt</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.now</provider_url><html>Myth: &#34;Nostr DMs are private.&#34;&#xA;&#xA;Fact: depends which kind. The old DM format (NIP-04, kind 4) encrypts the text but leaks metadata: anyone can see who&#39;s messaging whom and when. The spec itself says it &#34;must not be used for anything you really need to keep secret&#34; and marks it deprecated in favor of NIP-17.&#xA;&#xA;NIP-17 DMs use newer encryption (NIP-44) plus gift wrapping (NIP-59), which hides the real sender from relays and blurs the timestamps. The recipient is still visible, so it&#39;s much better, not perfect.&#xA;&#xA;If privacy matters, check that your client uses NIP-17 for DMs, and keep real secrets off any public relay network anyway.&#xA;&#xA;https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/17.md&#xA;#nostr #privacy</html></oembed>