New privacy rules could spell the end of legalese — or create a lot more fine print
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2018/05/24/new-privacy-rules-could-spell-the-end-of-legalese-or-create-a-lot-more-fine-print/
SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley companies for months have been rewriting their privacy policies to make them clearer in time for a Friday deadline — the day Europe ushers in sweeping new privacy laws that could affect users worldwide.
The new law could spell the end of legalese — of an era of signing away your rights with a single click, experts said. But it could also have the opposite effect, of creating more longer, more confusing explanations.
New privacy rules could spell the end of legalese — or create a lot more fine print
May 24, 2018, 5:45pm UTC
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2018/05/24/new-privacy-rules-could-spell-the-end-of-legalese-or-create-a-lot-more-fine-print/
> SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley companies for months have been rewriting their privacy policies to make them clearer in time for a Friday deadline — the day Europe ushers in sweeping new privacy laws that could affect users worldwide.
> The new law could spell the end of legalese — of an era of signing away your rights with a single click, experts said. But it could also have the opposite effect, of creating more longer, more confusing explanations.