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   From: lololol@divorces.com   
      
   Ashley Madison, just like every online service these days, has a   
   long contract you never read. Privacy Policy blah blah. Terms of   
   Service mumble mumble.   
      
   But if you look, you'll surely find horrors.   
      
   Here are a few highlights. Keep in mind, AshleyMadison.com   
   promises its 37 million members a secure website and "100%   
   discreet service."   
      
   1. If Ashley Madison goes bankrupt, it can sell your data.   
      
   Consumer data is valuable, and if the ship is sinking, they'll   
   chuck you overboard. It's like the Radio Shack situation, except   
   much worse.   
      
   Here's the language in Ashley Madison's 2,180-word privacy   
   policy: "We may disclose and sell [personally identifiable   
   information] in connection with the sale... of the business...   
   including a corporate merger... restructuring, sale of assets..."   
   2. Users must give Ashley Madison accurate personal information.   
      
   No fake names for you! Age, financial data, and that name on   
   your credit card have to be real.   
      
   3. There's no guarantee Ashley Madison can protect that   
   information.   
      
   Get ready for an epic cop out. "You acknowledge that although we   
   strive to maintain the necessary safeguards to protect your   
   personal data, we cannot ensure the security or privacy of   
   information you provide through the Internet and your email   
   messages."   
      
   Yoda's wisdom rings true here. "Try not. Do or do not. There is   
   no try."   
      
   4. Ashley Madison might share your secrets with others.   
      
   The company repeatedly promises to not share confidential   
   information with marketers. But there's a big caveat.   
      
   "We do not warrant that... any information you provide or we   
   collect will not be disclosed to third parties."   
      
   In other words, they don't promise to not share your data.   
      
   5. If we do mess up, we're off the hook   
      
   There's not a lot you can do if the company loses your data in a   
   hack.   
      
   "Limits on Liability. You agree that we will not be liable for   
   any damages whatsoever... including... disclosure of...   
   unauthorized access to ... your content."   
      
   No response yet from the company   
      
   The Canadian company that runs Ashley Madison, Avid Life Media,   
   hasn't yet responded to CNNMoney's questions.   
      
   Here's what Joel Bernstein, an iOS developer who's familiar with   
   these types of policies, had to say.   
      
   "The question is whether a company dealing with extra sensitive   
   user data should be using standard liability terms. And the   
   answer to that may be, 'Sure, as long as customers continue not   
   reading them.'"   
      
   http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/20/technology/ashley-madison-policy/   
      
            
      
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