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EFF Launches TOS Tracker

Posted by Soulskill on from the by-reading-this-you-agree-to-do-what-i-want dept.

stoolpigeon writes with this quote from the EFF: "'Terms of Service' policies on websites define how Internet businesses interact with you and use your personal information. But most web users don't read these policies — or understand that the terms are constantly changing. To track these ever-evolving documents, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is launching TOSBack: a 'terms of service' tracker for Facebook, Google, eBay, and other major websites. ... The issue of terms-of-service changes — and how and why they are made — was highlighted earlier this year when Facebook modified its terms of use. Facebook users worried that the change gave the company the right to use members' content indefinitely. After a user revolt, Facebook announced that it would restore the former terms while it worked through the concerns users had raised."

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  1. They have also established... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    TOSBackTOS.org which tracks the TOS of TOSBack.

    1. Re:They have also established... by Shikaku · · Score: 2, Funny

      Imagine a beowulf cluster of TOS tracking, where TOSBack.org tracks the TOS changes to TOSBackTOS.org that tracks the TOS changes to TOSBack.org which tracks...

  2. Re:Hey Slashfaggots by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    using <code > helps tons.


    +----------+
    | Fix Your |
    | Fuckin' .|
    | Code ....|
    +----------+
        |..|
        |..|
        |..|..

  3. Re:Symptom of the TV-Web by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hey, good idea!