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In contract law, there's a concept called "meeting of the minds". A contract is formed when there has been a meeting of the minds between two parties as to wha
by jellicle 13y ago
In contract law, there's a concept called "meeting of the minds". A contract is formed when there has been a meeting of the minds between two parties as to what the deal is, and the parties have taken some concrete action to initiate the deal - often signing something, or shaking hands, or handing over money, or something like that.
The operative question is: when someone signs into a Google account on an Android device, and without any notification whatsoever the device sends his passwords to Google - which is what happens - has there been a meeting of the minds? Are both parties in agreement about what the deal is here?
- wglb 13y agoI believe that there is also the concept of "Let the Buyer Beware". If someone says, which is what the android service does, that it is going to backup your data to the cloud. Not much of a stretch to think of your wifi password as part of that.
- Oletros 13y ago> when someone signs into a Google account on an Android device, and without any notification whatsoever the device sends his passwords to Google - which is what happens - Data backup is opt in and there is a pretty screen in the setup to enable it if you want