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Re:Nobody reads privacy policies, senator wants lawmakers to... by satyrnein on Thursday June 18, 2020 @12:34PM (#23564784)
Nutritional info is legally required, and you cannot legally misrepresent it, doesn't that make it legally binding?
Re:Nobody reads privacy policies, senator wants lawmakers to... by glitchc on Thursday June 18, 2020 @01:11PM (#23565204)
Nutritional information is information. It is legislated and regulated, but not a contract. The manufacturer has to comply with regulations, but that is not considered a legally binding contract, and failure to comply does not constitute breach of contract. To be clear, just because there's a legal penalty attached for failure to comply does not constitute a contract between the manufacturer and the government.

Similarly, the individual is not bound to any contract to the manufacturer by purchasing a can of beans. They are, on the other hand, when purchasing software. It's a crucial difference.

Re:Nobody reads privacy policies, senator wants lawmakers to... by Supermancho on Thursday June 18, 2020 @01:30PM (#23565411)
It's not quite the same to describe something that already exists, as opposed to describing actions that have or have not happened yet (nor will they for the duration of a policy lifespan). Auditing ingredients is _relatively_ trivial to trying to audit the amorphous "privacy" restrictions.
Re:Nobody reads privacy policies, senator wants lawmakers to... by TheCoelacanth on Thursday June 18, 2020 @02:15PM (#23565908)
Legally binding for the people writing it, not for the people reading it.