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title: Terms and conditions suck. The TLDR Act might help
description: The TLDR Act would force tech companies to break legal jargon into understandable language, and be more transparent about data collection.
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# [Terms and conditions suck. The TLDR Act might help](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/news/01172022-tldr-act)

 Written by [Rob Litterst](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/news/author/rob-litterst) | Jan 17, 2022 9:20:07 AM

When’s the last time you actually read the terms and conditions on a website?

Yeah, me neither.

Lawmakers feel our pain, and a bipartisan bill is [in the works](https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/13/22882110/tldr-act-lori-trahan-lujan-cassidy-facebook-twitter-terms-of-service-agreement) that would force tech companies to make their terms easier to understand, per *The Verge*.

#### **The TLDR Act…**

… stands for Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability. The act will force companies to provide a summary statement that makes their terms and conditions easier to understand.

Along with simplifying legal jargon into accessible language, the summaries will highlight:

- Any data breaches in the last 3 years
- Any personal data that the site collects
- If and how consumers can delete their data

#### **Why now?**

The act follows the testimony of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, which revealed alarming [practices](https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/29/22807909/frances-haugen-congress-testify-section-230-facebook-whistleblower) happening inside Meta’s properties, Facebook and Instagram.

As a result, lawmakers are pushing for more transparency from tech companies across the board.

The bad news? Now instead of blindly agreeing to whatever the terms of service entail — you may have to actually read something.

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