You have probably noticed a number of apps and websites flooding your inbox with privacy policy emails lately, even the sites that you haven’t visited in years. These emails are likely from companies announcing that they have changed their privacy policy and asking you to agree with them. There are new privacy and cookie notices popping up on websites too, and some popular apps like Klout have completely shut down out of nowhere. These occurrences are not just coincidences. The driving force behind all thes...