Bluesky does not honor the Do Not Track browser setting, meaning that even if you have enabled this feature in your browser to signal that you do not want to be tracked, Bluesky will continue its standard data collection practices.
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Users who rely on Do Not Track as a privacy control should be aware it has no effect on Bluesky's data collection, and should use alternative methods such as cookie blocking or privacy-focused browsers if they wish to limit tracking.
Enabling Do Not Track in your browser will not prevent Bluesky from collecting your IP address, behavioral data, device identifiers, or other tracking information.
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""Do Not Track". Do Not Track ("DNT") is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. Please note that we currently do not respond to or honor DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers, as there is no consistent industry standard for compliance.Excerpt from Bluesky's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) requires websites to disclose how they respond to DNT signals, and Bluesky's explicit disclosure of non-compliance satisfies this requirement.
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Users who rely on Do Not Track as a privacy control should be aware it has no effect on Bluesky's data collection, and should use alternative methods such as cookie blocking or privacy-focused browsers if they wish to limit tracking.
Enabling Do Not Track in your browser will not prevent Bluesky from collecting your IP address, behavioral data, device identifiers, or other tracking information.
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