MindDoc—MindDoc flagged by Mozilla Foundation for Facebook data sharing and vague privacy policy language
Mozilla Foundation's Privacy Not Included review found MindDoc allows Facebook to collect data on users including app usage frequency and timing. The privacy policy used vague language stating they 'generally do not share' data with third parties, giving 'wiggle room.' Mozilla researchers couldn't find the data deletion option stated in the privacy policy. MindDoc told Consumer Reports it would update privacy policies to clarify third-party data sharing.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Transparency | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| User Privacy | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.429 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Mozilla Foundation flagged MindDoc for Facebook data sharing and vague privacy language
Mozilla Foundation found MindDoc allows Facebook to collect data on users. The privacy policy used vague 'generally do not share' language. Researchers couldn't find the data deletion option stated in the policy.