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The privacy policy [0] suggests they're not selling personal information, and they make it easy for you to protect your information too. They do keep it for int
by shakna 8y ago
The privacy policy [0] suggests they're not selling personal information, and they make it easy for you to protect your information too. They do keep it for internal analyses and (maybe?) marketing purposes, but suggest that you can just ask them not to, and they won't.
> You may withdraw your consent to participate in Dante Labs Research at any time by contacting Dante Labs at the email address: contact@dantelabs.com. Dante Labs will not include your Genetic Information or Self-Reported Information in studies that start more than 30 days after you withdraw (it may take up to 30 days to withdraw your information after you withdraw your consent). Any research involving your data that has already been performed or published prior to your withdrawal from Dante Labs Research will not be reversed, undone, or withdrawn.
I'm not quite sure what to think.
[0] https://us.dantelabs.com/pages/privacy-policy https://us.dantelabs.com/pages/privacy-policy
- onion2k 8y agoAlso from their privacy policy; Dante Labs will not sell, lease, or rent your individual-level information to any third party or to a third party for research purposes without your explicit consent. So they will sell your data unless you specifically look for, find, and check the opt out. What happens to your data after that is out of Dante Labs control, so any other assurances they make are irrelevant.
- jammygit 8y agowithout reading the policy, I'd bet money there is a clause saying one or more of 1 - in the event of a sale, your data may be among the assets transfered 2 - this policy is updated from time to time and comes into effect at the time of posting, and maybe we'll notify you ahead of time
- occamrazor 8y agoAccording to GDPR, in case 1 they can transfer the data to the acquiring entity only if they are GDPR compliant too, and in case 2 all data sharing must be opt-in, not opt-out, so they can’t increase the scope of sharing without notice and affirmative consent.
- tempestn 8y agoAre you just assuming there's a deceptive opt-out? They explicitly say they're GDPR compliant and will not share your info without explicit consent. It's a strong claim that they're actually lying and non-compliant, without any evidence. My assumption, since this promo is for a few days only, is that it's like any sale; they're doing it to build their brand and attract new customers.
- a_imho 8y agoRule of PPs: The longer the document the less protection it offers.
- thecatspaw 8y agoDoesnt that allow them to sell it for purposes _other than research purposes_? Could they still sell it as marketing data?
- parliament32 8y agoDoesn't "explicit consent" imply opt-in?
- gruez 8y agonote this doesn't prevent law enforcement from seizing the information, or them auctioning off to the highest bidder when they're being liquidated.
- shakna 8y ago> or them auctioning off to the highest bidder when they're being liquidated. The GDPR does, actually. The data can only be transferred to a GDPR-compliant company, and the user must agree to the transfer.