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When a consumer reviews a [[privacy policy]], this privacy policy is supposed to inform the consumer what data will be collected, and how the data will be used. A '''[[wikipedia:Telephone_game|game-of-telephone]] privacy policy''' constitutes a situation whereby a consumer's agreement with an app developer may be different between the app developer's agreement with a third party. For instance:
When a consumer reviews a [[privacy policy]], this privacy policy is supposed to inform the consumer what data will be collected, and how the data will be used. A '''[[wikipedia:Telephone_game|game-of-telephone]] privacy policy''' constitutes a situation whereby a consumer's agreement with an app developer may be different between the app developer's agreement with a third party. For instance:
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This is akin to me agreeing with my friend James that we may engage in violent behavior. You become friends with my friend James. Therefore, as a result of your friendship with James, it becomes implied that '''''you have agreed to violent behavior.'''''
This is akin to me agreeing with my friend James that we may engage in violent behavior. You become friends with my friend James. Therefore, as a result of your friendship with James, it becomes implied that '''''you have agreed to violent behavior.'''''


An excellent example of this would be the relationship between [[Arity]] (a business that sells data-collection SDKs), the mobile apps that use Arity SDKs, and the user of those mobile apps, mentioned in the [[Allstate Arity driver data theft]] case.
An excellent example of this would be the relationship between Arity (a business that sells data-collection SDKs), the mobile apps that use Arity SDKs, and the user of those mobile apps, mentioned in the [[Allstate Arity driver data theft]] case.


[[Category:Anti-Consumer_Practices]]
[[Category:Common terms]]
[[Category:Common terms]]