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Privacy & Free Speech

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  • Overview
  • About
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  • PRIVACY
    • Respect Your Data
    • Plan Ahead
    • Be Transparent
    • Partner With Your Users
  • FREE SPEECH
    • Encourage Speech
    • Moderate Cautiously
    • Promote Creativity
    • Speak Up
  • CASE STUDIES
  • RESOURCES
    • Legal Landscape
    • Additional Resources
    • Endnotes
    • Transparency Reporting

Privacy

Make Your Privacy Practices Stand Out.

Respect Your Data

  • DO YOU COLLECT AND STORE DATA SECURELY?
  • DO YOU COLLECT AND USE ONLY THE DATA YOU NEED?
  • DO YOU PROVIDE EFFECTIVE NOTICE OF DATA COLLECTION?
  • DO YOU IDENTIFY AND RESPECT USER EXPECTATIONS?

Related Case Studies

Mobile Phone Carriers Ring Up $20 Million FCC Proposed Penalty for Lax Privacy and Security
Kochava Hit by FTC Lawsuit After Selling Location Info

Plan Ahead

  • DO YOU HAVE COMPREHENSIVE PRIVACY AND SECURITY PRACTICES?
  • HOW WILL YOU ENSURE YOUR PRIVACY AND SECURITY PRACTICES ARE EFFECTIVE?
  • HOW WILL YOU PROTECT YOUR USERS AND YOUR COMPANY IF A BREACH OCCURS?

Related Case Studies

Crisis Text Line with for-profit company is a WTF
Apple Walks Back Anti-CSAM Feature Over Surveillance Concerns

Be Transparent

  • DO YOU EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE YOUR PRIVACY PRACTICES TO YOUR USERS?
  • DO YOU PROVIDE EFFECTIVE NOTICE OF DATA COLLECTION?

Related Case Studies

Mobile Phone Carriers Slammed for Selling User Geolocation
Tech Companies Praised for Notifying Users About Data Demands

Partner with Your Users

  • DO YOU IDENTIFY AND RESPECT USER EXPECTATIONS?
  • DO YOU GIVE USERS CONTROL OVER THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
  • DO YOU STAND UP FOR YOUR USERS’ PRIVACY?

Related Case Studies

Shady Flashlight App Keeps Millions of Users in the Dark
Snapchat Investigated for False Claim that Photos “Disappear Forever”
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