Make of this what you will, but at the very least I agree with the article 
author who says that Sonos needs to clarify this change in their policy. If 
they really are going to sell your data, you need to know about it and make a 
decision about whether you want to keep using the product of a company which 
first did a really bad redesign and destroyed Accessibility, second maybe going 
to sell your data to whoever. Sonos’ new privacy policy implies the company now 
sells your data
9to5Mac  /  Ryan Christoffel


Sonos is probably wishing its only controversy was an app redesign. Today the 
company is receiving a lot of heat for a revision to its privacy policy that 
introduced a major policy reversal with the removal of a single line.

New policy quietly introduces major change

In his latest YouTube video, Louis Rossmann brings attention to the recently 
revised Sonos privacy policy, highlighting a disturbing omission compared to 
the previous policy.

The previous privacy policy contained the important line, “Sonos does not and 
will not sell personal information about our customers.”

Here is the former privacy policy:

Sonos does not and will not sell personal information about our customers. 
However, certain data practices described throughout this Privacy Statement may 
constitute a “sale” or “sharing” of data under California and/or other US state 
laws. See the below CA Addendum for more information applicable to CA 
residents. We want you to understand that information about our customers is an 
important part of our business. We only disclose your data as described in this 
Statement

And now, the updated policy:

Certain data practices described throughout this Privacy Statement may 
constitute a “sale” or “sharing” of data under California and/or other US state 
laws. See the below CA Addendum for more information applicable to CA 
residents. We want you to understand that information about our customers is an 
important part of our business. We only disclose your data as described in this 
Statement

9to5Mac’s Take

Sonos has yet to comment on the policy change, but its users deserve an answer 
ASAP. If the company is, indeed, now selling its users’ personal information, 
that decision should be detailed with extreme clarity so customers can decide 
for themselves whether to continue using Sonos products.



Original Article: 
https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/14/sonos-new-privacy-policy-implies-the-company-now-sells-your-data/


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