Game-of-telephone privacy policy: Difference between revisions
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==How it works== | ==How it works== | ||
When a consumer reviews a | 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: | ||
#Third party says that data collected using their SDK can be used to determine insurance rates by insurance providers. | #Third party says that data collected using their software development kit (SDK) can be used to determine insurance rates by insurance providers. | ||
#Third party licenses SDK to app developer who agrees to these terms. | #Third party licenses SDK to app developer who agrees to these terms. | ||
#App developer says to app user that application collects location data just to provide me in-app services & that it may be shared with third parties. | #App developer says to app user that application collects location data just to provide me in-app services & that it may be shared with third parties. | ||
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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.{{Citation needed}} | 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.{{Citation needed}} | ||
==Further reading== | |||
* [[Terms of service]] | |||
* [[End user license agreement]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Anti-Consumer_Practices]] | [[Category:Anti-Consumer_Practices]] | ||
[[Category:Common terms]] | [[Category:Common license terms]] | ||