Bluesky may share any data it holds about you with law enforcement, government agencies, or other parties if it believes doing so is required by law or appropriate for safety or legal reasons.
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This provision authorizes Bluesky to share your data, including unencrypted direct messages, with law enforcement or government agencies based on the company's good faith belief, which extends beyond strictly legally compelled disclosures.
Because Bluesky's direct messages are unencrypted and stored, this provision means that law enforcement requests could result in the disclosure of private message content, profile data, IP addresses, and behavioral history.
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We may provide an option for users to opt into the disclosure of their demographic data in a manner and to an extent that may lead to loss of their anonymity.
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"Sharing to Protect Us or Others. We may access, preserve, and disclose any information we store if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (i) comply with law enforcement, regulatory, or national security requests and legal process, like a court order or subpoena; (ii) protect your, our, or others' rights, property, or safety; (iii) enforce our policies or contracts; (iv) collect amounts owed to us; or (v) assist with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.Excerpt from Bluesky's Privacy Policy
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This provision authorizes Bluesky to share your data, including unencrypted direct messages, with law enforcement or government agencies based on the company's good faith belief, which extends beyond strictly legally compelled disclosures.
Because Bluesky's direct messages are unencrypted and stored, this provision means that law enforcement requests could result in the disclosure of private message content, profile data, IP addresses, and behavioral history.
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