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PrivacyIcons: /* Pledge Ideas */

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Pledge Ideas

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	== Pledge Ideas ==		== Pledge Ideas ==
	''The following is ~~a list of possible pledges that startups may make~~. It is not final.		''The following is draft language. It is not final.
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	* We ~~will not sell or share your personal information with a third party unless you specifically opt into~~ that ~~exchange.~~		We know that privacy is important to you. That’s why we’re making a pledge to you, based on trusted independent privacy group Disconnect, Inc.’s system for evaluating website privacy policies. Disconnect’s users gave our privacy practices the best possible rating under each category. We pledge to continue to abide by those ratings:
	* We will not give your personal information to ~~law enforcement unless they follow proper legal process~~.		* We use your data only as you allow or expect.
	* You have a ~~right~~ to ~~download copies of any UGC~~ you ~~place~~ on our ~~service~~.		* We don’t sell your data, and we don’t share it except per your permission or reasonable expectation.
	** If we ~~ever go offline,~~ or ~~you decide to delete~~ your ~~account with us,~~ we ~~will provide you with a way to get~~ your data ~~back in a useful form~~.		* We won’t disclose your data without proper legal procedure.
			* And we won’t keep your data forever.

	== Related Projects ==		== Related Projects ==

PrivacyIcons: /* The Idea */

2012-01-06T18:32:14Z

The Idea

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	To do this, we're trying to develop some baseline statements or pledges that that consumers find helpful in making the threshold decision of whether to use a site or service, and businesses likewise find useful for communicating that same baseline principle. We plan to craft these statements with input from an ample set of Silicon Valley startups and privacy-interested users. Then we will find a group of startups willing to adopt a pledge or pledges, and publicize this adoption to gain public currency.		To do this, we're trying to develop some baseline statements or pledges that that consumers find helpful in making the threshold decision of whether to use a site or service, and businesses likewise find useful for communicating that same baseline principle. We plan to craft these statements with input from an ample set of Silicon Valley startups and privacy-interested users. Then we will find a group of startups willing to adopt a pledge or pledges, and publicize this adoption to gain public currency.

	We ~~also plan to discuss this concept~~ with ~~stakeholders in~~ the ~~privacy icon space, specifically [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy_Icons_v0.2 Mozilla] and~~ [http://disconnect.me/db/icons Disconnect]. Eventually we think these pledges could interact with existing or developing icon systems, and could eventually be made machine-readable and integrated into user-facing privacy tools.		We will be partnering with the [http://disconnect.me/db/icons Disconnect]. team to implement a version of the pledge we describe below, complete with icons and a rating system. Eventually we think these pledges could interact with existing or developing icon systems, and could eventually be made machine-readable and integrated into user-facing privacy tools. We will also be working to establish a "bucket brigade" of privacy policy raters, hopefully situated around legal clinics and research centers at universities like Stanford and Harvard.

	== Pledge Ideas ==		== Pledge Ideas ==

PrivacyIcons: /* Update: December 27, 2011 */

2012-01-06T18:30:59Z

Update: December 27, 2011

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	~~==Update: December 27, 2011==~~

	~~We will be partnering with the Disconnect team to implement a version of the pledge we describe below, complete with icons and a rating system.~~

	== The Problem ==		== The Problem ==

PrivacyIcons at 23:47, 27 December 2011

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			==Update: December 27, 2011==

			We will be partnering with the Disconnect team to implement a version of the pledge we describe below, complete with icons and a rating system.

	== The Problem ==		== The Problem ==

PrivacyIcons: /* The Problem */

2011-11-07T18:23:21Z

The Problem

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	We began our problem-solving process, then, with two points of view (POVs). The first is the POV of the consumer who wants to make better choices about privacy but has become inured to the current landscape and, moreover, has little time to research and process things. The second POV is that of the business that wants to do a better job of communicating its privacy practices.		We began our problem-solving process, then, with two points of view (POVs). The first is the POV of the consumer who wants to make better choices about privacy but has become inured to the current landscape and, moreover, has little time to research and process things. The second POV is that of the business that wants to do a better job of communicating its privacy practices.

	We settled on the business POV—specifically, the smaller, less established ~~startup's perspective—because~~ we determined that it's easier to find a platform and gain leverage from the business side. From there, good privacy practices can spread to other businesses, and the benefits will redound to users.		As the first step of our prototyping and brainstorming sessions, we settled on the business POV—specifically, that of the smaller, less-established startup—because we determined that it's easier to find a platform and gain leverage from the business side. From there, good privacy practices can spread to other businesses, and the benefits will redound to users.

	== The Idea ==		== The Idea ==

PrivacyIcons: /* The Problem */

2011-11-07T18:22:11Z

The Problem

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	We begin with one major problem about privacy policies (and privacy communications in general): the language in this space is so complicated that users can't understand it. As a result they've generally stopped caring, and when they do take time to think about privacy, they feel duped. Sites make it too complicated to understand, and besides, users have little choice: sometimes there's only one game in town, so to speak, and the price of admission is personal data. And so users don't bother trying to understand or differentiate among the privacy practices of most online sites and services. Businesses, in turn, have trouble conveying to users that they ''do'' care about privacy, and this affects their ability to differentiate themselves from competitors based on privacy.		We begin with one major problem about privacy policies (and privacy communications in general): the language in this space is so complicated that users can't understand it. As a result they've generally stopped caring, and when they do take time to think about privacy, they feel duped. Sites make it too complicated to understand, and besides, users have little choice: sometimes there's only one game in town, so to speak, and the price of admission is personal data. And so users don't bother trying to understand or differentiate among the privacy practices of most online sites and services. Businesses, in turn, have trouble conveying to users that they ''do'' care about privacy, and this affects their ability to differentiate themselves from competitors based on privacy.

	We began our problem-solving process, then, with two points of view (POVs). The first is the POV of the consumer who wants to make better choices about privacy but has become inured to the current landscape and, moreover, has little time to research and process things. The second POV is that of the business that wants to do better at communicating its privacy practices.		We began our problem-solving process, then, with two points of view (POVs). The first is the POV of the consumer who wants to make better choices about privacy but has become inured to the current landscape and, moreover, has little time to research and process things. The second POV is that of the business that wants to do a better job of communicating its privacy practices.

	We settled on the business POV—specifically, the smaller, less established startup's perspective—because we determined that it's easier to find a platform and gain leverage from the business side. From there, good privacy practices can spread to other businesses, and the benefits will redound to users.		We settled on the business POV—specifically, the smaller, less established startup's perspective—because we determined that it's easier to find a platform and gain leverage from the business side. From there, good privacy practices can spread to other businesses, and the benefits will redound to users.

PrivacyIcons: /* The Problem */

2011-11-07T18:21:53Z

The Problem

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	We begin with one major problem about privacy policies (and privacy communications in general): the language in this space is so complicated that users can't understand it. As a result they've generally stopped caring, and when they do take time to think about privacy, they feel duped. Sites make it too complicated to understand, and besides, users have little choice: sometimes there's only one game in town, so to speak, and the price of admission is personal data. And so users don't bother trying to understand or differentiate among the privacy practices of most online sites and services. Businesses, in turn, have trouble conveying to users that they ''do'' care about privacy, and this affects their ability to differentiate themselves from competitors based on privacy.		We begin with one major problem about privacy policies (and privacy communications in general): the language in this space is so complicated that users can't understand it. As a result they've generally stopped caring, and when they do take time to think about privacy, they feel duped. Sites make it too complicated to understand, and besides, users have little choice: sometimes there's only one game in town, so to speak, and the price of admission is personal data. And so users don't bother trying to understand or differentiate among the privacy practices of most online sites and services. Businesses, in turn, have trouble conveying to users that they ''do'' care about privacy, and this affects their ability to differentiate themselves from competitors based on privacy.

	We began our problem-solving process, then, with two points of view. The first is the consumer who wants to make better choices about privacy but has become inured to the current landscape and, moreover, has little time to research and process things. The second ~~point of view~~ is that of the business ~~that—however rare this is—wants~~ to do better at communicating its privacy practices.		We began our problem-solving process, then, with two points of view (POVs). The first is the POV of the consumer who wants to make better choices about privacy but has become inured to the current landscape and, moreover, has little time to research and process things. The second POV is that of the business that wants to do better at communicating its privacy practices.

	We settled on the business POV—specifically, the smaller, less established startup's perspective—because we determined that it's easier to find a platform and gain leverage from the business side. From there, good privacy practices can spread to other businesses, and the benefits will redound to users.		We settled on the business POV—specifically, the smaller, less established startup's perspective—because we determined that it's easier to find a platform and gain leverage from the business side. From there, good privacy practices can spread to other businesses, and the benefits will redound to users.

PrivacyIcons: /* The Problem */

2011-11-07T18:08:05Z

The Problem

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	We began our problem-solving process, then, with two points of view. The first is the consumer who wants to make better choices about privacy but has become inured to the current landscape and, moreover, has little time to research and process things. The second point of view is that of the business that—however rare this is—wants to do better at communicating its privacy practices.		We began our problem-solving process, then, with two points of view. The first is the consumer who wants to make better choices about privacy but has become inured to the current landscape and, moreover, has little time to research and process things. The second point of view is that of the business that—however rare this is—wants to do better at communicating its privacy practices.

	We settled on the ~~business—specifically~~, the smaller, less established ~~startup—POV because~~ we determined that it's easier to find a platform and gain leverage from the business side. From there, good privacy practices can spread to other businesses, and the benefits will redound to users.		We settled on the business POV—specifically, the smaller, less established startup's perspective—because we determined that it's easier to find a platform and gain leverage from the business side. From there, good privacy practices can spread to other businesses, and the benefits will redound to users.

	== The Idea ==		== The Idea ==

PrivacyIcons: /* The Problem */

2011-11-07T18:07:36Z

The Problem

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	== The Problem ==		== The Problem ==

	We begin with one major problem about privacy policies (and privacy communications in general): the language in this space is so complicated that users can't understand it. As a result they've generally stopped caring, and when they do take time to think about privacy, they feel duped. Sites make it too complicated to understand, and besides, users have little choice: sometimes there's only one game in town, so to speak, and the price of admission is personal data. And so users don't bother trying to understand or differentiate among the privacy practices of most online sites and services. Businesses, in turn, have trouble conveying to users that they ''do'' care about privacy, and this affects their ability to differentiate ''themselves'' from competitors based on privacy.		We begin with one major problem about privacy policies (and privacy communications in general): the language in this space is so complicated that users can't understand it. As a result they've generally stopped caring, and when they do take time to think about privacy, they feel duped. Sites make it too complicated to understand, and besides, users have little choice: sometimes there's only one game in town, so to speak, and the price of admission is personal data. And so users don't bother trying to understand or differentiate among the privacy practices of most online sites and services. Businesses, in turn, have trouble conveying to users that they ''do'' care about privacy, and this affects their ability to differentiate themselves from competitors based on privacy.

	We began our problem-solving process, then, with two points of view. The first is the consumer who~~, to some degree, "~~wants" to make better choices about privacy but has become inured to the current landscape and, moreover, has little time to research and process things. The second point of view is that of the business that—however rare this is—wants to do better at communicating its privacy practices.		We began our problem-solving process, then, with two points of view. The first is the consumer who wants to make better choices about privacy but has become inured to the current landscape and, moreover, has little time to research and process things. The second point of view is that of the business that—however rare this is—wants to do better at communicating its privacy practices.

	We settled on the business—specifically, the smaller, less established startup—POV because we determined that it's easier to find a platform and gain leverage from the business side. From there, good privacy practices can spread to other businesses, and the benefits will redound to users.		We settled on the business—specifically, the smaller, less established startup—POV because we determined that it's easier to find a platform and gain leverage from the business side. From there, good privacy practices can spread to other businesses, and the benefits will redound to users.

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	* You have a right to download copies of any UGC you place on our service.		* You have a right to download copies of any UGC you place on our service.
	** If we ever go offline, or you decide to delete your account with us, we will provide you with a way to get your data back in a useful form.		** If we ever go offline, or you decide to delete your account with us, we will provide you with a way to get your data back in a useful form.

			== Related Projects ==
			* [http://identityproject.lse.ac.uk/mary.pdf Mary Rundle's International Data Protection and Digital Identity Management Tools]
			* [http://www.slideshare.net/maxsenges/modularized-human-readable-privacy-policies-2060205 Max Senges: (Modularized) Human-Readable Privacy Policies]
			* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy_Icons_v0.2 Mozilla Privacy Icons]
			* [http://knowprivacy.org/index.html Know Privacy]
			* [http://disconnect.me/db/icons Disconnect]