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Re:My Chromecast Ultra would not start until I began answeri... by mthoms on Friday February 15, 2019 @01:11PM (#19173209)

They'd do it the same way every web service since the beginning of the internet has done it.

"By using service X you are agreeing to be bound by the terms located at .... "

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Re:My Chromecast Ultra would not start until I began answeri... by joshuamorton on Saturday February 16, 2019 @12:35AM (#19177259)

Changing privacy policies doesn't work that way. You have to inform users of the changes, or they can claim that they didn't know and aren't bound by it.

That's why whenever companies change their ToS you get email/notifications/actual mail informing you of the changes.

You can't do that for DNS.

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Re:My Chromecast Ultra would not start until I began answeri... by mthoms on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @02:33PM (#19211173)

> Changing privacy policies doesn't work that way.

Legally speaking, yes it does. It's a free service. The only obligation they have is to make their terms freely accessible, and to publicize any major changes.

You seem to be implying that Google and other free DNS providers have never changed their privacy policies since there's no good way to notify the users. Google's own website (and the Internet Archive) totally contradict this.

https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/privacy

"Last updated October 29, 2018."

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