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> Would you agree to a contract that can be changed by the other party at any time in any way? A privacy policy is not a contract. Of course it has to be (and
by techslave 8y ago
> Would you agree to a contract that can be changed by the other party at any time in any way?
A privacy policy is not a contract.
Of course it has to be (and should be) updatable. The privacy landscape changes over time.
The way these things are, is actually perfect. It means, you can ignore it entirely because the company has complete discretion on whether to abide or not. The only thing you have to go by, is reputational considerations (which doesn't recover your lost privacy), and absolute legal requirements that exist outside of any policy statement, eg GDPR, COPPA, HIPAA.
- groestl 8y ago> A privacy policy is not a contract Exactly. Why Atlas Obscura even uses language about "agreement" ("[...], you are agreeing to such modifications.") is beyond me. It might even result in more legal exposure and restrict their freedom to move within the limits of the GDPR to rely on user consent (provided they even want to comply with the GDPR as a Delaware Corp).