Retroactive policy enforcement: Difference between revisions
Cleaned up content to reflect change to article title |
m →Overview: Link to “terms of service” |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
=== Overview === | === Overview === | ||
Retroactively enforced policies are increasingly prevalent in the digital economy, where companies retain the ability to unilaterally modify terms of service, privacy agreements, or user contracts. These changes are often made without consumer consent or adequate notice, leaving users exposed to unfavorable outcomes. | Retroactively enforced policies are increasingly prevalent in the digital economy, where companies retain the ability to unilaterally modify [[terms of service]], privacy agreements, or user contracts. These changes are often made without consumer consent or adequate notice, leaving users exposed to unfavorable outcomes. | ||
This approach enables corporations to rewrite the rules of engagement after consumers have already committed to purchases, contracts, or behavior based on earlier agreements. In many cases, the damage is already done before consumers are even aware of the change, leaving them without meaningful recourse. | This approach enables corporations to rewrite the rules of engagement after consumers have already committed to purchases, contracts, or behavior based on earlier agreements. In many cases, the damage is already done before consumers are even aware of the change, leaving them without meaningful recourse. | ||