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==Changes to the privacy statement==
==Changes to the privacy statement==
Very interestingely, the only 2 sentences that were enboldened in the May 2022 Sonos privacy statement<ref name=":0">4.[https://www.sonos.com/pdfs/policies/2022-privacy-statement-en-us.pdf Sonos, Inc. Privacy Statement 2022] ''(PDF). Sonos. May 2022.''</ref> that were NOT emboldened in the March 2023 Sonos privacy statement are the following: "We do not and will not sell your personal data to third parties." on page 1 of the statement; and "Sonos does not and will not sell personal information about our customers." on page 11 of the 2022 privacy statement and page 12 of the 2023 privacy statement<ref name=":1" />. This change in text formatting is not present in any of the (not aproximately, exactly) 100 other emboldened senetences/titles.   
Very interestingly, the only 2 sentences that were emboldened in the May 2022 Sonos privacy statement<ref name=":0">4.[https://www.sonos.com/pdfs/policies/2022-privacy-statement-en-us.pdf Sonos, Inc. Privacy Statement 2022] ''(PDF). Sonos. May 2022.''</ref> that were NOT emboldened in the March 2023 Sonos privacy statement are the following: "We do not and will not sell your personal data to third parties." on page 1 of the statement; and "Sonos does not and will not sell personal information about our customers." on page 11 of the 2022 privacy statement and page 12 of the 2023 privacy statement<ref name=":1" />. This change in text formatting is not present in any of the (not approximately, exactly) 100 other emboldened sentences/titles.   


This holds significance given the following event:   
This holds significance given the following event:   
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It is worth noting the that the "Why?" section on the reason's Sonos collects user data has substantially changed between revisions and, in the 2024 version, includes a balancing test <sup>[What?]</sup> and allowing Sonos to "... enable you to select the right music service options based on your geographic location.".
It is worth noting that the "Why?" section on the reasons Sonos collects user data has substantially changed between revisions and, in the 2024 version, it includes a balancing test <sup>[What?]</sup> and allows Sonos to "... enable you to select the right music service options based on your geographic location.".
This new wording also does not explicitly prevent Sonos from sharing/selling user data to third parties.   
This new wording also does not explicitly prevent Sonos from sharing/selling user data to third parties.   
[[File:Sonos FAQ.png|thumb|[https://www.sonos.com/en-us/legal/privacy-2018#changes A question present in the FAQ section attached to the April 2018 Sonos, Inc. Privacy Statement. The same section was no longer attached to future iterations of the Privacy Statement.]]]   
[[File:Sonos FAQ.png|thumb|[https://www.sonos.com/en-us/legal/privacy-2018#changes A question present in the FAQ section attached to the April 2018 Sonos, Inc. Privacy Statement. The same section was no longer attached to future iterations of the Privacy Statement.]]]