Assemblymember Ed Chau Representing the 49th California Assembly District - Assemblymember Ed Chau Representing the 49th California Assembly District

If 8th-grader can't read it, rewrite the darn thing

Cut to the chase.

That's the message from Assemblyman Ed Chau to Web sites that require prospective users to scroll through page after page of privacy policy before they can register and view content.

Assembly Bill Would Limit Website Privacy Policies To 100 Words

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Those long and confusing online privacy policies could be hitting the chopping block in California. A lawmaker is working to have them re-written at an eighth grade reading level, no more than 100 words long.

Going online sometimes means agreeing to a long and rambling privacy policy.