SoFi updated its Privacy Notice on May 5, 2026 with primarily formatting and navigation changes to the publicly visible document structure. The substantive privacy-related language that appears in the diff shows a shift in how cookie and tracking technology disclosures are presented: the previous version stated SoFi uses pixels and tracking technologies and shares information with third-party partners, while the updated version introduces a 'Privacy Preference Center' framework that describes cookies and tracking as information collection methods and notes that users can choose not to allow some types of cookies. The practical effect is that cookie preference controls now appear to have an explicit opt-out mechanism rather than an opt-in default.
The updated Privacy Notice now establishes a Privacy Preference Center that allows users to decline certain types of cookies rather than requiring affirmative consent to proceed. Previously, the policy stated that failure to make a selection meant automatic agreement to use of tracking technologies; the revised language states users can choose not to allow some types of cookies. This creates an explicit opt-out mechanism for cookie preferences instead of an opt-in requirement.
The updated Privacy Notice removes reliance on silence-equals-agreement and establishes an explicit Privacy Preference Center, allowing users to decline cookies rather than requiring affirmative consent to proceed. This operationally changes the consent model from opt-in-by-default to opt-out, which aligns with regulatory frameworks like GDPR that expect transparent, user-controlled tracking and reduces potential enforcement risk around consent mechanics.
→ Review the Privacy Preference Center when visiting SoFi to select which cookie types to allow
→ If the Privacy Preference Center defaults to accepting all cookies, continued inaction will result in all cookie types being used as described in the notice
→ Users who do not interact with the preference controls will operate under whatever the default cookie configuration is, which should be clearly stated in the full notice text
Replaced deemed-consent model (silence equals agreement) with explicit opt-out controls allowing users to decline non-essential cookies
This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
SoFi revised its Privacy Notice to introduce a Privacy Preference Center and reframe cookie consent from opt-in-by-default (no selection = agreement) to opt-out (users can decline). This change aligns with GDPR and similar privacy frameworks that expect affirmative consent or easy opt-out for non-essential tracking. The change does not appear to create new compliance obligations but rather formalizes a control mechanism that regulatory scrutiny increasingly expects. No material new risk exposure is evident from the language provided, though the scope and granularity of cookie categories offered should be reviewed to ensure alignment with regulatory definitions of essential versus non-essential cookies.
GDPR (ePrivacy Directive Article 7, EDPB consent guidance), CCPA, COPPA, FTC Act Section 5 (unfair or deceptive practices)
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