I'd love to know if anyone has ever be targeted with a lawsuit for having a 'readable' but transparent privacy policy.

Was a bit of a rant and perhaps unjustified generalisation about those in the law profession, but every single lawyer I have ever met struggled to think critically about removing information, only wishing to add to it. 

Quite often companies just run with the most recent template of a competing firm and then add to it from there.

davidw

It should be illegal to make someone approve a contract they can't reasonably read and understand. In some places it is.

cyberpunk02

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The Privacy Pivot - 10 Tips for Startups

I love #2! Also #7. But #2 is so good. I've tried reading privacy policies but I get frustrated because the terms are often incredibly generic. I'd definitely perk up if a company had a very short privacy policy that was clear and simple. 