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I just love the amazing "Terms of Service" that all of these ad companies have, letting you know that by virtue of loading an HTML page you've consented to have
by FussyZeus 10y ago
I just love the amazing "Terms of Service" that all of these ad companies have, letting you know that by virtue of loading an HTML page you've consented to have your personal information of ANY caliber spread all over their ad network, their "partners" networks, and to anyone else with a buck and a server, and immediately absolve themselves of any responsibility for what that might mean in terms of information falling into the wrong hands.
I can't think of another business that has this kind of insane amount of easy-to-start interaction that results in so much activity and yet can claim zero culpability for any consequences. It's as if you purchased an airline ticket and the ticket came with a 17 page document attached where they spell out that by flying on this aircraft you agree to have tickets pre-planned in your name for 24 other flights, the plane may or may not make a stop off in 6 airports en route to your destination, the pilot occasionally likes to do barrel rolls and loops but he's real good at it so don't worry, and by the way occasionally the engines fall off but you don't get to sue us if anything goes wrong. ENJOY YOUR FLIGHT
- jimsug 10y agoThe legal enforceability of browsewrap is questionable. Certainly if it's not prominent enough, it would be a weak argument.
- FussyZeus 10y agoThe problem is while our metaphorical airline is still able to get away with this, luggage is getting lost and people are getting killed. I legitimately would love to see how much identity theft can be traced back to these fly-by-night companies and their shady ass practices.