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This is a nice tool to see what's actually changed, useful! Also, I don't understand how it's not a legal requirement to show an easy to understans view of the

This is a nice tool to see what's actually changed, useful! Also, I don't understand how it's not a legal requirement to show an easy to understans view of the changes made when a company changes the terms of your agreement with them. Almost every company sends a "we've updated the terms, yay!" with little to no details on what's actually been changed. A few provide a high-level overview of the supposed purpose of the changes, which I suppose is a start.

LegitShady 4y ago
When a company changes their terms of service you can go demand they cancel your membership if you don't agree. But since you don't pay for twitter it's sort of moot.
- artificialLimbs 4y ago
  Is this the case in the U.S.? Got any handy references to specific laws in this regard?
  - LegitShady 4y ago
    This is basic contract law but you'll likely need to review the specific contract in question to see if they have any clauses you've agreed to about cancellation. But if you have an agreement that one side unilaterally changes and the other side doesn't agree you probably don't have a contract anymore.
- gzer0 4y ago
  There are some paid users of Twitter, called Twitter Blue [1]. [1] https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-blue https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-blue
- m_eiman 4y ago
  Sure, but if I don't know what they're changing it's hard to know if I want to cancel or not.
- ClumsyPilot 4y ago
  Can you demand they return all the personal data they've taken under the old lisence? Because you pay them in data.
jka 4y ago
Almost as if they could be published as markdown files in git repositories, with changes visible as diffs like any other plaintext content? :)
abyrne10 4y ago
Shameless plug for Changewatch [0], a work-in-progress aimed at making it easier to keep track of changing terms and policies. Feedback very welcome. [0] https://www.changewatch.co.uk https://www.changewatch.co.uk
- overtonwhy 4y ago
  I'd like one of those for my apartment lease
FinnKuhn 4y ago
The updated contract my bank send me had a nearly identical website to the one above linked, so you could easily see the changes they made.
- tomcam 4y ago
  What bank? I’m shopping around for a new one.
  - senden9 4y ago
    Mine does this also. It's Erste Group https://www.erstegroup.com/ https://www.erstegroup.com/. I also like they online banking. And if you register for a free developer account you get even API access for you bank accounts.
    - tomcam 4y ago
      That is awesome. Unfortunately I live in the once-great country called America, which just isn’t too advanced in those matters.
  - FinnKuhn 4y ago
    It was ebase, but not sure if this helps you as they are European/German.
RheingoldRiver 4y ago
diffchecker is great! I have it bookmarked (by which I mean I type `di` and then down arrow), and I use it all the time.

LegitShady 4y ago

When a company changes their terms of service you can go demand they cancel your membership if you don't agree. But since you don't pay for twitter it's sort of moot.

artificialLimbs 4y ago
Is this the case in the U.S.? Got any handy references to specific laws in this regard?
- LegitShady 4y ago
  This is basic contract law but you'll likely need to review the specific contract in question to see if they have any clauses you've agreed to about cancellation. But if you have an agreement that one side unilaterally changes and the other side doesn't agree you probably don't have a contract anymore.
gzer0 4y ago
There are some paid users of Twitter, called Twitter Blue [1]. [1] https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-blue https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-blue
m_eiman 4y ago
Sure, but if I don't know what they're changing it's hard to know if I want to cancel or not.
ClumsyPilot 4y ago
Can you demand they return all the personal data they've taken under the old lisence? Because you pay them in data.

jka 4y ago

Almost as if they could be published as markdown files in git repositories, with changes visible as diffs like any other plaintext content? :)

abyrne10 4y ago

Shameless plug for Changewatch [0], a work-in-progress aimed at making it easier to keep track of changing terms and policies. Feedback very welcome. [0] https://www.changewatch.co.uk https://www.changewatch.co.uk

overtonwhy 4y ago
I'd like one of those for my apartment lease

FinnKuhn 4y ago

The updated contract my bank send me had a nearly identical website to the one above linked, so you could easily see the changes they made.

tomcam 4y ago
What bank? I’m shopping around for a new one.
- senden9 4y ago
  Mine does this also. It's Erste Group https://www.erstegroup.com/ https://www.erstegroup.com/. I also like they online banking. And if you register for a free developer account you get even API access for you bank accounts.
  - tomcam 4y ago
    That is awesome. Unfortunately I live in the once-great country called America, which just isn’t too advanced in those matters.
- FinnKuhn 4y ago
  It was ebase, but not sure if this helps you as they are European/German.

RheingoldRiver 4y ago

diffchecker is great! I have it bookmarked (by which I mean I type `di` and then down arrow), and I use it all the time.