Re: [projectvrm] Fwd: [ PFIR ] Proposed California law requires site privacy polices not to exceed 8th grade language and 100 words

[Mary Hodder < >]

What's interesting about this is that it would be fairly easy to get around, if it passes.

So.. a site or app does a 100 word, easy to read Privacy Policy.

Then they do a TOU and Data Policy.. for the rest of what usually goes in those things.

It's silly to write a law this way.. and I think would also violate free speech rights...

I could see requiring a simple text summarizing a privacy policy in 100 words, but I just don't see this going anywhere useful, even if it does pass.

Which I doubt it will.

On Feb 10, 2013, at 11:51 AM, Sean Bohan wrote:

Awesome share - Thanks!

From a business context, Pharma companies and their agencies focus on a 7-8th grade reading level for all communications meant to be read/experienced by patients. 

On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 12:24 PM, J Clark < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

FYI, FWIW. 

In California, I was told a few years ago by a Criminal Prosecutor & Law School Professor, an average jury pool has an 8th grade education. Elsewhere in the US, it's closer to a 7th grade equivalent, which isn't saying much these days.

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Subject: [ PFIR ] Proposed California law requires site privacy polices not to exceed 8th grade language and 100 words

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Proposed California law requires site privacy polices not to exceed
8th grade language and 100 words.

We all do know that privacy policies can become long and complicated,
but they encompass complex principles.  And while we're probably very
much in favor of making them as understandable as possible, trying to
limit privacy policies in such an arbitrary manner makes about as much
sense as trying to legislate the value of pi.  In fact, the actual
bill itself would violate its own designated limits many times over.
And I've now just about hit the actual 100 word limit itself.  Sorry
about

http://j.mp/Z2CqEF  (Leginfo.ca.gov [PDF])

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