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Digital Tools carry a baggage called privacy polices!

Digital Tools carry a baggage called Privacy Policies All digital tools carry baggage we can call privacy policies. As users we must have some idea of these policies, these can help us become more conscious and aware about how we use the tools, what information we share, and how our data could be shared or used with other parties.I have skimmed through general and privacy policies 3 tools that are Duolingo, Zoom and Microsoft. They all save and collect your data but do not share it with third parties without your consent. Let’s begin with exploring Duolingo’s policy. They collect information that you provide at the sign up i.e. your name, email address , age or data or birth. They also collect information of your activities, which means that a service known as full story is used to record all your data (when you use the Duolingo service) and it is stored in the form of a video. The purpose of collecting this data is to make the service better. They collect data about the clicks, scro