I have several email accounts. One is AOL.

Just got this message:

New Privacy and Terms
You appear to be a [United States - English] user. If this is not correct, please select the option that applies to you from this list:
AOL is now part of Oath, the media and tech company behind today’s top news, sports and entertainment sites and apps.

By choosing “I accept” below, you agree to Oath’s new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Below is a summary of some of the key updates. To learn more about our approach to privacy, click here.

How we collect and use data.

We’ve updated some of the ways we collect and analyze user data in order to deliver services, content, relevant advertising and abuse protection.

This includes: analyzing content and information when you use our services (including emails, instant messages, posts, photos, attachments, and other communications), linking your activity on other sites and apps with information we have about you, and providing anonymized and/or aggregated reports to other parties regarding user trends.

Combining data.

We also combine data among our services and across your devices. This will provide you with better personalized services and features across your devices and Oath accounts. We’ve provided information about your choices with respect to your use of our services, and given you control in our Privacy Controls section.

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I didn't click "I accept", I clicked the only other option "Will do this later"

my email came up

AOL joined with Yahoo to become oath.

They're hoping to combine member lists.

I got that for Yahoo as well. Apparently Oath, which is part of Verizon, merged Yahoo and AOL all together to mine more data, Means more SPAM.

Many organizations ae redoing their privacy policies right now because of GDPR, regulations imposed by the EU on any firm that does business there. It is worth researching if only to see the potential scope of a govt. entity's power in the interconnected world in which we live.

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Many organizations are redoing their privacy policies right now because of GDPR, regulations imposed by the EU on any firm that does business there.

Yes, we've been through this very recently with our host. That stuff doesn't have anything to do with us, yet we were offered some choices of how to respond to GDPR (moving to a new and snowflake-friendly platform, for instance). I told them that this stuff is not our problem and all I have for these people is an endless reservoir of contempt.

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It is worth researching if only to see the potential scope of a govt. entity's power in the interconnected world in which we live.

When it comes to the European Union, I have mixed emotions that our continents are separated by a vast ocean. On the one hand, I am ever so grateful that these weirdos are nowhere near us, but on the other hand, they're out of rifle range.