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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. Slashdot looks FUCKED UP in Camino by Gizzmonic · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Which one of you PERL jockeys went and changed a good thing? Damn dudes, I know you have to do something all day, but seriously...going back to the 2001 Slashdot design would be a good thing. Screw all this Web 2.0 horseshit!

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  2. Should be ToS by Jeff321 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    TOS = The Original Series; ToS = Terms of Service. Thank you for your time.