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Does this count as a breach of contract in the sense that we're not getting what we paid for in a product that doesn't do it's job as advertised?
by suneilp 11y ago
Does this count as a breach of contract in the sense that we're not getting what we paid for in a product that doesn't do it's job as advertised?
- schoen 11y agoThe tracking mechanisms are often disclosed in product documentation, though maybe not by all manufacturers. These are a great example of what Benjamin Mako Hill has called "antifeatures". http://wiki.mako.cc/Antifeatures http://wiki.mako.cc/Antifeatures (The original definition is "functionality that a technology developer will charge users to not include", but that might suggest that a product version without the antifeature is always available, which is not necessarily true, especially for DRM and surveillance-related antifeatures. A more general definition might be a product feature that required a deliberate effort on the manufacturer's part to include and that users view as decreasing the product's value.)
- davelnewton 11y agoYou're getting more than you paid for, and it more or less prints "as advertised". It's diabolical, but it's unlikely there's nothing remotely at the "breach of contract" level.
- rdancer 11y agoNo.