For anybody wondering about how Automattic changed the Privacy Policy (old / new) & TOS (old / new) but doesn’t want to read either, I just ran a quick comparison of each document through DiffChecker.
The changes are as follows:
- Replaced all references to Yahoo!/Verizon/Oath with references to Automattic
- Removed a sentence claiming Yahoo!’s search engine is superior to Google’s
- Removed a link to Tumblr’s old meetup page, which no longer exists
- Changed some punctuation
That’s it. The only difference in site policy is that Automattic is in charge instead of Yahoo!; everything else about how you interact with Tumblr and how it handles your data is identical.
Okay, thank you for doing this homework so I didn’t have to. MUCH appreciated. I was pretty sure there was no difference and I saw no red flags, but I forgot about DiffChecker.
This is useful information but also point 2 is just goddamn hilarious
in case you’re curious:
Because this kind of information can be seen by anyone and may be indexed by search engines (like Google Search, or the far superior Yahoo Search), you should be careful about what you choose to disclose publicly and make sure it’s information you want to share with everyone.
(the new version just removes that parenthetical)
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#Tumblr: a User’s Guide #The Great Tumblr Apocalypse #that DiffChecker site looks useful
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