The Internet Created a GDPR-Inspired Meme Using Privacy Policies

Even your smart fridge is updating its terms of service

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When the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was first announced, the one consequence probably no one saw coming was the internet making a whole meme about it.

The public, clearly, wasn’t totally prepared for an endless barrage of “updates to our privacy policy” emails. And the internet did what it does best, taking a complex foreign regulation—the entirety of GDPR consists of 88 pages— and turned it into a giant joke.

Look, it’s 2018 and we as a society desperately need to laugh.

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Ann-Marie Alcántara

Ann-Marie Alcántara is a tech reporter for Adweek, focusing on direct-to-consumer brands and ecommerce.

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