Ask HN: Why is everyone updating Privacy Policy and Terms now?

Posted by prokes on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:51PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have received many emails in the past week from companies updating their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, far more than normal. Why?

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Re:Ask HN: Why is everyone updating Privacy Policy and Terms... by gargravarr on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:52PM (#16923459)

GDPR being rolled out in Europe, taking effect next month. Good news for consumers, bad news for your inbox, I'm afraid.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is everyone updating Privacy Policy and Terms... by icedchai on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @05:17PM (#16926258)

Annoying, isn't it? I didn't read them last time. I won't read them this time.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is everyone updating Privacy Policy and Terms... by twunde on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @07:27PM (#16927374)

This time, it may actually be readable and should disclose with whom your data is shared with.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is everyone updating Privacy Policy and Terms... by commonrt on Thursday April 26, 2018 @07:20AM (#16930853)

Annoying af. From my understanding, it's a mix of:

- GDPR rolling out in Europe - Cambridge Analytica & Facebook issues and learnings.

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