3 posts and columns on legalese

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Google to Apply Translation Skills to Privacy Boilerplate

in News on September 3, 2010 at 12:12 pm PT

Perhaps out of concern for all the ice-cream-loving children of the world, Google is lowering the comprehension difficulty level of its privacy policies. The search giant said today it would be updating its privacy documents on Oct. 3–no changes in practice, but much rewriting of legalese and wringing out of redundancies. That should cut down on the plethora of individual product policies currently linked from the Google Privacy Center.

Apple: Here’s How to Opt Out of Our Targeted Ads (But Not Our Location Tracking)

in Media on June 21, 2010 at 6:30 pm PT

If you’re willing to do the work, you can opt out of Apple’s ad trackers. But Apple is going to keep track of your iPhone’s location data, no matter what you want.

Wal-Mart Embraces Twitter, but Not Brevity

in Media on July 9, 2009 at 6:09 am PT

Figuring out Twitter’s business model may be complicated, but using the service isn’t: It’s fast, short and to the point. Unless you’re the world’s biggest retailer.
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