Privacy Policy Changelog
The Free Software Foundation updated its privacy policy on May 24, 2018, to comply with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and improve transparency. Although not based in the EU, the organization supports stronger privacy protections for its members and users. The changes include new sections, clarified language, and updates to data handling practices.
- ▪The Free Software Foundation updated its privacy policy to comply with GDPR on May 24, 2018.
- ▪The update added sections on public information and GDPR, and removed unverifiable claims about data protection guarantees.
- ▪Changes were made to cookie information, opt-out mechanisms, contact details, and language around data sharing with contracted services.
- ▪The policy now uses 'member list' instead of 'customer list' and consistently lists [email protected] as the contact email.
- ▪The organization acknowledged it may need to modify previously collected data to comply with legal requirements like GDPR.
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Privacy Policy Changelog by Free Software Foundation Contributions — Published on May 24, 2018 07:32 PM v1.1 On May 24, 2018, we updated our privacy policy, to comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and make other improvements. While we are not based in the EU, we have many members and supporters who are, and we back the underlying goal of improving privacy protections. As an organization with a mission of protecting and advancing computer user freedom, we strive to go above and beyond what is required in this area. The previous policy can be found at https://www.fsf.org/about/free-software-foundation-privacy-policy/free-software-foundation-privacy-policy-v1.0.
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