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

[prokes]

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

[gargravarr]

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regula...

[icedchai]

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

[twunde → icedchai]

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

[commonrt]

Annoying af. From my understanding, it's a mix of:

- GDPR rolling out in Europe - Cambridge Analytica & Facebook issues and learnings.