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Source-backed from Discord Privacy Policy

90
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
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Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Camera & Photos 3 findings
  • Microphone & Audio 2 findings
  • Contacts 1 finding
  • Messages 6 findings
  • Sensitive Data 1 finding
  • Tracking 8 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 9 findings
  • Sharing 19 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 40 findings
  • Other 1 finding

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Messages Discord collects messages you wrote but never sent

What this means

Its list of the content it collects covers messages and posts you have written but never sent, voice messages and custom emojis.

Discord collects the content you create on the service, including messages and posts you have written but never sent, voice messages, custom emojis and other content you make with its features.

Why this matters

A draft feels private because you never pressed send. Whether one is kept depends on where an app stores what you type.

What the policy says

This includes any content that you upload to the service. For example, you may write messages or posts (including drafts), send voice messages, create custom emojis, or post other content that you create with features that we develop. You may also upload and share files through the services.

From Discord Privacy Policy

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Messages Discord scans attachments without waiting for a report

What this means

The policy says it looks for illegal or harmful activity proactively, rather than only when somebody reports something.

Discord proactively scans attachments and other content for illegal or harmful activity, rather than only looking when someone reports something.

Why this matters

Proactive scanning is how large platforms find harmful material. It means content is examined by default rather than after a complaint.

What the policy says

This includes responding to user reports, generating transcriptions of content as part of our investigation, detecting fraud and malware, and proactively scanning attachments and other content for illegal or harmful activity.

From Discord Privacy Policy

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Sensitive Data Selling through Discord may require your bank details and ID

What this means

It names bank account details, tax identification information and copies of your government-issued ID, which it says regulations require.

If you sell something through Discord, you may have to give Discord or its payment processors your bank account details, tax identification information and copies of your government-issued ID, which Discord says regulations require in order to identify sellers.

Why this matters

Identity checks on sellers are a legal requirement in many places. The details involved are much harder to change than a password.

What the policy says

If you sell something through Discord, you may be required to provide additional information to Discord or to our payment processors, such as bank account information to facilitate payments, tax identification information, and copies of government issued identification required to identify users in accordance with regulatory obligations. If we decide to process our own payments in the future, we would receive and process this information ourselves.

From Discord Privacy Policy

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  • Sharing 4
  • Tracking 4
  • Camera & Photos 1
  • Contacts 1
  • Controls & Permissions 1
  • Messages 1

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  • Messages 3 more
  • Tracking 4 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 9 more
  • Sharing 15 more
  • Controls & Permissions 39 more
  • Other 1 more

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