Coinbase updated their Coinbase Privacy Policy on May 28, 2026. Change detected: 5 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 229 sentences after update.
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Addition of explicit GDPR/UK GDPR rights provision demonstrates increased regulatory compliance transparency for EU and UK users, filling a gap that previously only mentioned California residents.
Removal of this standalone provision represents consolidation into 'Government ID and Biometric Data Collection,' removing specific examples like passport, driver's license, and tax ID that made the scope explicit.
Removal of explicit mention of advertising partners and targeted advertising, combined with downgrading severity from high to medium, suggests a de-emphasis of advertising-related data sharing in the updated policy.
Removal of this standalone provision consolidates blockchain analytics sharing into the broader third-party sharing provision, removing the explicit justifications about AML compliance and ecosystem integrity that were previously highlighted.
Removal of California-specific CCPA provision represented by revised 'California Resident Rights (CCPA/CPRA)' with updated language that adds CPRA requirements, so this is a substantial revision rather than true removal.
Complete removal of children's data and COPPA compliance provision suggests either a policy change regarding child user handling or consolidation into general terms of service.
Current version consolidates biometric and KYC data collection into a single provision and changes language from 'may collect' to 'collect,' emphasizing active collection of government-issued ID alongside biometric data.
Text is substantively identical; provision name simplified from 'Law Enforcement Disclosure Without User Notification' to 'Law Enforcement and Government Disclosure' to be more concise.
Current version consolidates three separate sharing provisions into one, removes specific mention of advertising partners and targeted advertising, downgraded from high to medium severity, and removes detailed justifications about AML and ecosystem integrity.
Current version replaces specific reference to post-closure retention for AML/financial reporting with a more general multi-factor retention assessment framework, and text appears truncated in the current version.
Current version explicitly mentions third-party service providers and tracking technologies like web beacons, removes reference to 'referring URLs' and 'usage patterns/interactions,' and adds 'pages visited' and 'browsing activity.'
Current version removes focus on US-only transfers, broadens to any cross-border transfers, removes consent language, downgraded from high to medium severity, and adds reassurance about Standard Contractual Clauses safeguards.
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