People really don't read privacy policies, do they?

[Berry Scary]

I found this article about a comedian who created a fake hotline for people in the US to send in anonymous tips to ICE (archived because I was getting a stupid paywall):

https://archive.ph/20260220175532/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/20/fake-ice-tip-line-viral/

This part really stood out to me:

But neither Palmer nor the website say they represent a government agency, and the sites’ privacy policies include disclaimers at the bottom saying they’re intended only for “parody, joke purposes and sociological research.”

Reminds me of the old "if you need to hide something, put it in the second page of Google" jokes people make.

 

[roydan]

I paid a lawyer to write my privacy policy and haven't even read that.

 

[t2van]

No humans are thick as shit. They don't read anything.

 

[Berry Scary]

No humans are thick as shit. They don't read anything.

100% right on that.