diff --git a/wp-admin/about.php b/wp-admin/about.php
index f0d481610f..40dde80221 100644
--- a/wp-admin/about.php
+++ b/wp-admin/about.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 			<a href="about.php" class="nav-tab nav-tab-active" aria-current="page"><?php _e( 'What&#8217;s New' ); ?></a>
 			<a href="credits.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'Credits' ); ?></a>
 			<a href="freedoms.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'Freedoms' ); ?></a>
-			<a href="freedoms.php?privacy-notice" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'Privacy' ); ?></a>
+			<a href="privacy.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'Privacy' ); ?></a>
 		</nav>
 
 		<div class="headline-feature">
diff --git a/wp-admin/credits.php b/wp-admin/credits.php
index 4be2843592..0f92802ad1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/credits.php
+++ b/wp-admin/credits.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 	<a href="about.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'What&#8217;s New' ); ?></a>
 	<a href="credits.php" class="nav-tab nav-tab-active" aria-current="page"><?php _e( 'Credits' ); ?></a>
 	<a href="freedoms.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'Freedoms' ); ?></a>
-	<a href="freedoms.php?privacy-notice" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'Privacy' ); ?></a>
+	<a href="privacy.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'Privacy' ); ?></a>
 </nav>
 
 <div class="about-wrap-content">
diff --git a/wp-admin/freedoms.php b/wp-admin/freedoms.php
index 8dfcc28fb4..c3dfaa3277 100644
--- a/wp-admin/freedoms.php
+++ b/wp-admin/freedoms.php
@@ -15,18 +15,10 @@ list( $display_version ) = explode( '-', get_bloginfo( 'version' ) );
 
 include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 
-$is_privacy_notice = isset( $_GET['privacy-notice'] );
-
-if ( $is_privacy_notice ) {
-	$freedoms_class        = '';
-	$privacy_class         = ' nav-tab-active';
-	$freedoms_aria_current = '';
-	$privacy_aria_current  = ' aria-current="page"';
-} else {
-	$freedoms_class        = ' nav-tab-active';
-	$privacy_class         = '';
-	$freedoms_aria_current = ' aria-current="page"';
-	$privacy_aria_current  = '';
+// This file was used to also display the Privacy tab on the About screen from 4.9.6 until 5.3.0.
+if ( isset( $_GET['privacy-notice'] ) ) {
+	wp_redirect( admi_url( 'privacy.php' ), 301 );
+	exit;
 }
 
 ?>
@@ -59,31 +51,10 @@ if ( $is_privacy_notice ) {
 <nav class="nav-tab-wrapper wp-clearfix" aria-label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Secondary menu' ); ?>">
 	<a href="about.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'What&#8217;s New' ); ?></a>
 	<a href="credits.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'Credits' ); ?></a>
-	<a href="freedoms.php" class="nav-tab<?php echo $freedoms_class; ?>"<?php echo $freedoms_aria_current; ?>><?php _e( 'Freedoms' ); ?></a>
-	<a href="freedoms.php?privacy-notice" class="nav-tab<?php echo $privacy_class; ?>"<?php echo $privacy_aria_current; ?>><?php _e( 'Privacy' ); ?></a>
+	<a href="freedoms.php" class="nav-tab nav-tab-active" aria-current="page"><?php _e( 'Freedoms' ); ?></a>
+	<a href="privacy.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'Privacy' ); ?></a>
 </nav>
 
-<?php if ( $is_privacy_notice ) : ?>
-
-<div class="about-wrap-content">
-	<p class="about-description"><?php _e( 'From time to time, your WordPress site may send data to WordPress.org &#8212; including, but not limited to &#8212; the version of WordPress you are using, and a list of installed plugins and themes.' ); ?></p>
-
-	<p>
-		<?php
-		/* translators: %s: https://wordpress.org/about/stats/ */
-		printf( __( 'This data is used to provide general enhancements to WordPress, which includes helping to protect your site by finding and automatically installing new updates. It is also used to calculate statistics, such as those shown on the <a href="%s">WordPress.org stats page</a>.' ), 'https://wordpress.org/about/stats/' );
-		?>
-	</p>
-
-	<p>
-		<?php
-		/* translators: %s: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/ */
-		printf( __( 'We take privacy and transparency very seriously. To learn more about what data we collect, and how we use it, please visit <a href="%s">WordPress.org/about/privacy</a>.' ), 'https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/' );
-		?>
-	</p>
-</div>
-
-<?php else : ?>
 <div class="about-wrap-content">
 	<div class="feature-section has-1-columns">
 		<h2><?php _e( 'Freedoms' ); ?></h2>
@@ -139,6 +110,5 @@ if ( $is_privacy_notice ) {
 	</div>
 </div>
 
-<?php endif; ?>
 </div>
 <?php include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-footer.php' ); ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/privacy.php b/wp-admin/privacy.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8caeddf643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-admin/privacy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Privacy administration panel.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress
+ * @subpackage Administration
+ */
+
+/** WordPress Administration Bootstrap */
+require_once( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/admin.php' );
+
+$title = __( 'Privacy' );
+
+list( $display_version ) = explode( '-', get_bloginfo( 'version' ) );
+
+include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
+?>
+<div class="wrap about-wrap full-width-layout">
+
+<h1>
+	<?php
+	/* translators: %s: The current WordPress version number */
+	printf( __( 'Welcome to WordPress&nbsp;%s' ), $display_version );
+	?>
+</h1>
+
+<p class="about-text">
+	<?php
+	printf(
+		/* translators: %s: The current WordPress version number */
+		__( 'Congratulations on updating to WordPress %s! This update makes it easier than ever to fix your site if something goes wrong.' ),
+		$display_version
+	);
+	?>
+</p>
+
+<div class="wp-badge">
+	<?php
+	/* translators: %s: The current WordPress version number */
+	printf( __( 'Version %s' ), $display_version );
+	?>
+</div>
+
+<nav class="nav-tab-wrapper wp-clearfix" aria-label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Secondary menu' ); ?>">
+	<a href="about.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'What&#8217;s New' ); ?></a>
+	<a href="credits.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'Credits' ); ?></a>
+	<a href="freedoms.php" class="nav-tab"><?php _e( 'Freedoms' ); ?></a>
+	<a href="privacy.php" class="nav-tab nav-tab-active" aria-current="page"><?php _e( 'Privacy' ); ?></a>
+</nav>
+
+<div class="about-wrap-content">
+	<p class="about-description"><?php _e( 'From time to time, your WordPress site may send data to WordPress.org &#8212; including, but not limited to &#8212; the version of WordPress you are using, and a list of installed plugins and themes.' ); ?></p>
+
+	<p>
+		<?php
+		/* translators: %s: https://wordpress.org/about/stats/ */
+		printf( __( 'This data is used to provide general enhancements to WordPress, which includes helping to protect your site by finding and automatically installing new updates. It is also used to calculate statistics, such as those shown on the <a href="%s">WordPress.org stats page</a>.' ), 'https://wordpress.org/about/stats/' );
+		?>
+	</p>
+
+	<p>
+		<?php
+		/* translators: %s: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/ */
+		printf( __( 'We take privacy and transparency very seriously. To learn more about what data we collect, and how we use it, please visit <a href="%s">WordPress.org/about/privacy</a>.' ), 'https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/' );
+		?>
+	</p>
+</div>
+
+</div>
+<?php include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-footer.php' ); ?>
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index e240512119..ed74fd13e5 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45450';
+$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45451';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.