Have today's privacy policies made us a society of liars? | Linux Today

Have today’s privacy policies made us a society of liars?

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Jun 9, 2014

Companies often cannot or do not perform the necessary technology evaluations prior to implementation to ensure data privacy, while consumers assume businesses are taking the extra step for their safety. These actions are identified and disseminated to customers through documents such as privacy policies. This brings up two questions: First, can these legal forms serve as catchalls? Second, does the public really understand privacy policies?

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