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Key quote from the article: > These are documents created by lawyers, for lawyers. They were never created as a consumer tool They are generally treated as th
by lmkg 7y ago
Key quote from the article:
> These are documents created by lawyers, for lawyers. They were never created as a consumer tool
They are generally treated as the responsibility of the legal team, so they are written as legal documents. Companies treat them as a way to pro-actively defend against lawsuits (much like the Terms of Service), and not as a way to inform or educate users.
The reason why many readable privacy policies come from Europe is because GDPR makes it literally a legal requirement that they are written "using clear and plain language." Source: GDPR Article 12 https://gdpr-info.eu/art-12-gdpr/ https://gdpr-info.eu/art-12-gdpr/