It's not just that privacy policies / ToS are using complex legal language. The real problem is that they are so broad.
For example, just about every privacy policy states that information collected can be used to improve the company's products & services, or to help develop new ones. That effectively gives the company free reign to do whatever they like with your data. Who knows that products they may decide to offer?
A company could release a new product tomorrow that sells your individual browsing data to the highest bidder, and that would be covered by this clause. Also remember that almost all policies state that they can be updated without notice too. Do No Evil today, Evil tomorrow...
Before I click the "go away" button, I interpret the wall of text as "we'll do whatever we want, and if you disagree, you can try to sue us, but the PR campaign will be what matters, not the legal stuff."
For example, just about every privacy policy states that information collected can be used to improve the company's products & services, or to help develop new ones. That effectively gives the company free reign to do whatever they like with your data. Who knows that products they may decide to offer?
A company could release a new product tomorrow that sells your individual browsing data to the highest bidder, and that would be covered by this clause. Also remember that almost all policies state that they can be updated without notice too. Do No Evil today, Evil tomorrow...