Privacy Policy – Bluesky: august 2025 update on personal data collected including unencrypted Direct Messages
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/08/22
[Wayback/Archive] Privacy Policy – Bluesky
8. Personal Data We Collect
We process, or our third-party providers may process for us, different kinds of Personal Data:
- Personal Data you provide
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- Your Direct Messages. We store and process your direct messages so you can communicate directly with other users on the Bluesky App. These are unencrypted and can be accessed for Trust & Safety purposes.
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was part of an update set including these:
- [Wayback/Archive] Terms of Service – Bluesky
- [Wayback/Archive] Copyright Policy – Bluesky
- [Wayback/Archive] Community Guidelines – Bluesky
- [Wayback/Archive] Updated Terms and Policies – Bluesky
I tried using the Wayback Machine to compare these to previous versions, but that did not succeed. Check for instance this comparison.
--jeroen






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