Privacy &
public data.
Attention Markets is designed around public attribution. This page explains exactly what becomes public, what remains private, and how records are removed.
Scanner data
The Attention Scanner stores public X Post IDs, unmodified public text, author identity, timestamps, and public engagement metrics returned by the official X API. It does not collect Direct Messages, email addresses, private Posts, or non-public engagement analytics.
Scanner records are discovery results, not endorsements, rankings, credit decisions, or promises of compensation. Unavailable, deleted, protected, or out-of-window Posts are hidden during reconciliation.
Wallet-linked identity
If you initialize an identity, the registry stores your public wallet address, X handle, immutable X user ID when available, proof-post URL and ID, eligibility snapshot, consent version, and verification timestamps. The server stores a one-way hash of the wallet signature and browser session token rather than the original session secret.
The signed message proves control of a wallet. It does not authorize a transaction, fee, transfer, reward, or token approval.
Control and deletion
Use Unlink identity in the wallet dialog to delete the wallet-to-X registry record and revoke its browser sessions. The public proof Post remains on X until you delete it there.
Deleting or protecting an indexed Post on X causes it to be removed from the public Scanner during the next availability reconciliation, normally within 24 hours while the scanner is active. A direct removal channel will be published before the X source is activated.
Security and retention
Short-lived wallet challenges are single-use and rate-limited. Browser session cookies are HttpOnly, Secure in production, and revocable. Scanner operational logs store sanitized status codes and counts—not API credentials or raw upstream responses.
Recent Scanner content is limited to the X Recent Search window. Operational scan records may be retained longer for abuse prevention, cost control, and reliability review.