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Robert Hart @ The Verge · today 08:23 EDT

Bluesky claims its new contact import feature is ‘privacy-first’

Bluesky is finally letting you find people you already know, one of several common features on other social platforms, like notifications and bookmarks, that have been notably absent at the growing upstart. Unlike rivals, it claims it's not sacrificing privacy to do it. The Find Friends feature is "privacy-first by design," unlike what Bluesky says […]

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