There is one area with Permissioned Data Spaces that I haven't seen discussed. It reveals that data is currently stored in the (I think I'm coining a term here) *Public Space* on Personal Data Servers. Remember, most people on Bluesky aren't aware of where their data is stored, or what that means.
Mar 31, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Permissioned Data: Space Access - Nick's Blog
Stepping outside the shapes series for a deep dive: how space configuration decides which people and which apps get credentials. Here be dragons.
Permissioned Data Interlude: Spaces - Daniel's Leaflets
In which I retcon the naming of everything.
B-Sides: Permissioned data is a love triangle - Nick's Blog
This is a B-sides post with unpolished thoughts that didn’t make it into the main article.
Evaluating permissioned spaces for community contexts - meri's missives
A look at Bluesky's proposed approach to private data on ATProto
Personal data storage is an idea whose time has come
Data Ownership as a conversation changes when data resides primarily with people-governed institutions rather than corporations.
Who Even Cares About Data Ownership Anyway? - What The Function!?
Taking a look at a concept that's been talked a lot over the last few years, especially in the context of social media
Modeling communities on permissioned data - Daniel's Leaflets
Arguing against "universal spaces" and raising a couple questions that come up as a result.
Aye > Data Ownership as a conversation changes when data resides primarily with people (..). > Instead of arguing for what kinds of data we ought to be able to download from the corporate silos, the platforms should be asking us what kinds of data they may copy from *our* servers.
Erlend Sogge Heggen
The web can be made personal again. blog.muni.town/personal-data-storage-idea/
as a little pre-show surprise, here's an early draft of the permissioned data proposal! github.com/bluesky-social/proposals/pull…
Permissioned data by dholms · Pull Request #94 · bluesky-social/proposals
github.com
AT Protocol Developers
Don't forget, @dholms.at is joining us for the livestream TOMORROW for a permissioned data AMA.
A deep dive on permissioned-data space access. The dials, policies, and the difference between handing out keys and revoking them.
Permissioned Data: Space Access
ngerakines.leaflet.pubhere it is folks! lots of details to still nail down, but this is roughly where our heads are at for the design of a permissioned data protocol give it a read and let me know your thoughts!
Permissioned Data Diary 4: The Big Picture
dholms.leaflet.pubThe smallest permissioned data shape: a bookmarks space with a member list that never grows past me. Same bookmark record the atmosphere already uses, same write path, different address. URIs, scopes, tokens, and the full credential flow inside.
Permissioned Data Shapes: Self-Only Bookmarks
ngerakines.leaflet.pubas a little pre-show surprise, here's an early draft of the permissioned data proposal! github.com/bluesky-social/proposals/pull…
Permissioned data by dholms · Pull Request #94 · bluesky-social/proposals
github.comAT Protocol Developers
Don't forget, @dholms.at is joining us for the livestream TOMORROW for a permissioned data AMA.
AT Protocol Spaces explainers
Search terms: ATProto Spaces, permissioned data, buckets
Permissioned Data Shapes: Self-Only Bookmarks - Nick's Blog
The Atproto Spaces Alpha is Live - AT Protocol
Reintroducing Spaces - Daniel's Leaflets
Permissioned Data Diary 1: To Encrypt or Not to Encrypt - Daniel's Leaflets
