Data and Privacy

Every event in abantu is signed with your Ed25519 private key. The private key never leaves your device. The relay sees the signed events but cannot attribute them to a real-world identity unless you choose a display name that reveals one.

What the relay knows:

• The signed events you publish (type, payload, timestamp, your public key).
• When you connected and disconnected.

What the relay does not know:

• Your device, IP address (if using Tor), or real name.
• The content of direct messages (those are not routed through the community relay).
• Your private key.

What other community members know:

• Every event you have authored since you joined.
• Your display name.
• Which protocols you have adopted.
• Which projects you belong to.

There is no way to delete events from the log. Choose your display name carefully.

For the broader privacy model shared by every app — abantu, iwacu, and isoko — see How Privacy Works Here.