Nobody reads the privacy policy, and companies count on it. Transparency Hub, a free project from the Applied Social Media Lab at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, makes that fine print searchable, so you can see what an app actually collects, and how its policies have changed over time.
What it does
Indexes the legal and privacy policies of consumer social and tech apps.
Lets you search across those policies to find how a company handles your data.
Lets you compare them, and track how they've changed over time, so you can spot when the terms quietly shifted.
Covers a range of policy types in one place.
Why we recommend it
Privacy policies are written to be skimmed past. This turns them into something you can actually search and compare, backed by a university research center, not a company selling anything. Free, no signup.
How to start
Search for an app or company you use.
Read what it collects, and check how its policy has changed over time.
Use what you find to decide whether to keep the app, or lock it down.
Free at hub.transparency.berkmancenter.org.
Privacy is a practice. We help you get started.
Quick tip
Before you install a new app, search it here first. Two minutes in the fine print beats finding out later what you agreed to.
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