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31 Dec 2012   #1

Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
In a house with a cat trying to kill me
 
 
Terms Of Service - Didn't Read

Saw this site on a BBC program, it's basically a quick rundown of what's buried in the TOS for different sites (Facebook, Twitter, Etc). At a glance you can get an idea about the TOS of a particular site.



Terms of Service; Didn't Read

Quote:
“Terms of Service; Didn't Read” (short: ToS;DR) is a young project started in June 2012 to help fix the “biggest lie on the web”: almost no one really reads the terms of service we agree to all the time.
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31 Dec 2012   #2

Windows 8 Pro x64
 
 

Haha, biggest lie. That could not possibly be more true.
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31 Dec 2012   #3

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
Los Angeles, CA, USA
 
 

tl;dr :P
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01 Jan 2013   #4

Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Buenos Aires
 
 



Interesting. Not only nobody reads the terms we all "agree", but also many times not even follow them. Most installers are also plagued with copyrights texts and terms that nobody reads. How many of us actually read the terms the Windows installer shows or just check the box and press next?
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01 Jan 2013   #5

W7 Pro SP1 64bit
 
 

...but some people do read them.

There are several entities that bury give-aways or discounts in that text.

This is from 2005...
It Pays To Read License Agreements
...but the guy got $1000 USD for reading the EULA.

I've seen offers for free games (which I did not want) in some EULAs.

I read them so that I know if I can use the software where I work and/or where I volunteer.
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01 Jan 2013   #6

Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
Bay Area Peninsula
 
 

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