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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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===Transparency=== | ===Transparency=== | ||
Services that say they do not sell your data may use third parties that do (indirectly profiting as a result). | Services that say they do not sell your data may use third parties that do (indirectly profiting as a result).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ng |first=Alfred |title=What Does It Actually Mean When a Company Says, “We Do Not Sell Your Data”? |url=https://themarkup.org/the-breakdown/2021/09/02/what-does-it-actually-mean-when-a-company-says-we-do-not-sell-your-data |website=The Markup |date=2 Sep 2021 |access-date=7 May 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614191654/https://themarkup.org/the-breakdown/2021/09/02/what-does-it-actually-mean-when-a-company-says-we-do-not-sell-your-data |archive-date=14 Jun 2022}}</ref> | ||
==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== | ||
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[[Category:Common terms]] | [[Category:Anti-consumer practices]] | ||
[[Category:Common license terms]] | |||