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

6 points by prokes 9 years ago · 4 comments · 1 min read

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

3 threads

gargravarr 9 years ago

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

icedchai 9 years ago

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

twunde 9 years ago

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

commonrt 9 years ago

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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