Terms of Service / End-User License Agreement

Between the legalese and the absurd lengths, the language purposefully buries the meaning, hoping you'll just agree that

"...user assumes all responsibility in the event, possibility, or occurrence wherein -- with impunity on the part of the aforementioned company --- through necessary or quasi-necessary action or inaction the application (heretofore known as "app") should cause, lead to, manifest, force, or create nuclear winter."

The ToS update on Netflix was 102 pages when it popped up on my PS3 last night.

5/23/2014 10:38:02 AM

ain't nobody got time fo dat

5/23/2014 10:44:35 AM

5/23/2014 10:47:03 AM

Butterfly effect.

Anything you do could lead to nuclear winter.

5/23/2014 10:49:03 AM

dey took ur jerbs rights

5/23/2014 10:49:58 AM

the only people that do read them are journalists that just want to find a tiny thing to bitch about

5/23/2014 10:56:35 AM

I mean there is stuff that matters. In some of the more recent updates I've seen, agreeing means you wave your right to litigation -- even class-action suits -- in the event of a disagreement. The only way to not wave this right is to send a letter to their HQ telling them you disagree. There's no "I agree but..." button

5/23/2014 11:02:52 AM

but you can still sue if they fuck you over intentionally, or cause severe detriment to your life, liberty, or pursuit of happiness

but I don't really see how Netflix could

but yeah I usually click that stuff without reading unless its going to cost a lot of money

5/23/2014 11:33:57 AM

http://tosdr.org/#services

Quote :

"We are a user rights initiative to rate and label website terms & privacy policies, from very good Class A to very bad Class E. Terms of service are often too long to read, but it's important to understand what's in them. Your rights online depend on them. We hope that our ratings can help you get informed abour your rights. Do not hesitate to click on a service below, to have more details! You can also get the ratings directly in your browser by installing our web browser add-on:"

5/23/2014 11:37:53 AM

Yes, but how does TWW score?

http://thewolfweb.com/site_privacy.aspx

5/23/2014 12:14:38 PM

5/23/2014 12:23:44 PM

Word for word. Twice

So, needless to say, I've never bought anything online or installed any software

[Edited on May 23, 2014 at 2:22 PM. Reason : couldn't even be bothered to properly spell this short post]

5/23/2014 2:21:19 PM