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The failure of E621's privacy policy (an open letter)
2 weeks ago
To whom it may concern,
The use of implied consent to unannounced privacy policy changes is a big problem. First, it's shirking the moral—and, according to the FTC, legal—duty of the company to keep users informed, passing the buck and expecting users to engage in either a hypervigilant or oblivious role. Secondly, in an increasingly authoritarian and callous political arena which notably has long been openly hostile to both the furry and LGBTQ+ communities among others, the failure to pro-actively keep users informed of well-highlighted risks poses a potential and grave danger to liberty and perhaps even life. Agreement to policy changes must be informed and explicit. Furthermore, it would behoove the administration to develop an emergency strategy to protect users in a worst case scenario.
The use of implied consent to unannounced privacy policy changes is a big problem. First, it's shirking the moral—and, according to the FTC, legal—duty of the company to keep users informed, passing the buck and expecting users to engage in either a hypervigilant or oblivious role. Secondly, in an increasingly authoritarian and callous political arena which notably has long been openly hostile to both the furry and LGBTQ+ communities among others, the failure to pro-actively keep users informed of well-highlighted risks poses a potential and grave danger to liberty and perhaps even life. Agreement to policy changes must be informed and explicit. Furthermore, it would behoove the administration to develop an emergency strategy to protect users in a worst case scenario.
At least we have folks like the ACLU and the EFF working against this shit.