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You're actually linking to the old policy, the new one is here and will go into effect in March: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/preview/ http://www.goog
by nknight 15y ago
You're actually linking to the old policy, the new one is here and will go into effect in March: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/preview/ http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/preview/
It's actually longer than the "existing" policy, but covers a lot more of Google's services under one umbrella.
In any case, a TOS is basically governed by ordinary contract law, which allows for a much more generalized, principles-based document.
Privacy policies are increasingly governed by regulatory requirements, and those requirements are increasingly demanding a fair bit of specificity, so you're seeing an inevitable and likely permanent state of affairs.
- andrewfelix 15y agoThanks for the correction. The length of the new privacy policy still seems to counter the assertion that this is something people will find easy to read.
- adgar 15y ago> The length of the new privacy policy still seems to counter the assertion that this is something people will find easy to read. What about relative to all the documents being replaced?
- devindotcom 15y agoWell - there's "easy to read" as in Goodnight Moon, and there's "easy to read" as in a layman can get the gist in 15 minutes.
- ams6110 15y agoWhy shouldn't a privacy policy should be as easy as "Goodnight Moon" ?
- icebraining 15y agoWhy did you use 12 words in your post instead of a single one?
- rryan 15y agoI read it in a few minutes and it's in pretty plain language. Altogether a nice change, I think.