Some people who want to leave #X wonder if #BlueSky is an alternative.

[neusom@bewegung.social]

Some people who want to leave #X wonder if #BlueSky is an alternative.
In our petition, we advocate using the decentralized #Mastodon. We do not consider BlueSky to be a sustainable alternative because it is another commercial service that spies on user data to generate customized #advertising with it.

The BlueSky Terms of Service https://bsky.social/about/support/tos
and Privacy Policy comprise 7100+ words . Nobody reads this; this is not an “informed consent” as required by #GDPR. We see the #universities here as having a duty of care towards their students and employees, whom they must protect from such data collection. Mastodon and the other #Fediverse 🦩 services are much more suitable for university communication.
BlueSky is just another data leech.

That's why you should sign the petition for #Unis4Mastodon :
https://openpetition.de/Unis4Mastodon

[neusom@bewegung.social]

The relevant sections, which basically allow the monitoring of all user behavior when using #Bluesky, is found in https://bsky.social/about/support/privacy-policy

„Personal Information We Collect Automatically
We may collect personal information automatically when you use the Bluesky App Services.
i. Usage Information. When you use the Bluesky App Services, we collect certain information automatically, including your Internet protocol (IP) address (which can be used to derive your general location), user settings, #cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, other unique identifiers, browser or device information, and Internet service provider (ISP). We may also collect personal information about your use of the Bluesky App Services, such as the posts you view on the Bluesky App, the links you click within the Bluesky App, the frequency and duration of your activities, and other similar information.“

It is always surprising that thousands of people just click “I Agree” without knowing what they are agreeing to.

Isn't that crazy?