Bluesky launches a privacy-focused 'find friends' feature without invite spam
The Bluesky contact matching feature is opt-in and your data won't be used to spam your friends, the social network says.
TL;DR
- Bluesky introduced a privacy-focused friend-finding feature.
- The feature matches users with contacts from their phone's address book, but only if both users have opted in.
- Bluesky claims this approach is more secure than previous methods, which often led to data leaks or unsolicited invites.
- Users must manually send invites to friends; automated invites are not sent.
- Contact matching requires users to verify their phone number first.
- User contact data is stored in hashed pairs and encrypted with hardware keys, and can be deleted by users.
- The feature is currently rolling out in several countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the U.K., and the U.S.