Ask HN: Why is everyone updating their privacy policies now?

Posted by rco8786 on Thursday April 26, 2018 @01:04PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've gotten email notifications from 6-8 tech companies recently about privacy policy updates. Is this just them getting ahead of GDPR, or related to the Facebook fiasco, both?

The emails invariably describe what they changed in the equivalent of "bug fixes and performance improvements" but no real details.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is everyone updating their privacy policies now? by Piskvorrr on Thursday April 26, 2018 @04:31PM (#16935428)

GDPR. It comes into effect in less than a month; it's high time to shake out the bugs.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is everyone updating their privacy policies now? by mehly on Thursday April 26, 2018 @01:41PM (#16933945)

Cover their asses from the facebook fallout.

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