[Foundation-l] New draft of privacy policy (urgent)

[Andrew Gray]

2008/6/23 Mike Godwin <mgodwin at wikimedia.org>:

>> I noticed that it doesn't mention anywhere the possibility that the
>> policy
>> may be altered in the future.  Most sites, including Yahoo and
>> Google, do
>> so.  Is this omission accidental or deliberate?  Is such a mention
>> either
>> necessary or encouraged legally?
>
> It's deliberate.  Almost all commercial sites allow themselves to
> change privacy policy unilaterally and without notice. That's not our
> practice -- we take pains to let the community (both editors and the
> larger community of users) know what we're doing before we do it, and
> we seek feedback.

Would it perhaps be worth including this as a positive statement? "If
it becomes necessary to adapt this policy in the future, we will
endeavour to give [some form of notice and discussion]", etc.

-- 
- Andrew Gray
 andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk