It should matter that one of Bluesky's investors is Alumni Ventures, which also funded Outlogic (formerly known as X-Mode Social) - basically a data broker that collected and sold location data by tracking various mobile apps (including dating, music, weather, and Muslim prayer apps.)

Among other controversies, Outlogic/X‑Mode had supplied location data to U.S. military contractors:

themarkup.org/privacy/2022/01/… & cyberdaily.au/security/10093-n…

#Bluesky #Privacy

NSA called out for purchasing data from illegal data brokers

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been called out for the unconsenting purchase of American data through illegal data brokers.

^{Daniel Croft (Cyber Daily)}