Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The Biggest Lie On The Internet Disclosed - TOS Simplified

The Biggest Lie On The Internet Disclosed - TOS Simplified

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The Biggest Lie On The Internet Disclosed - TOS Simplified

Posted: 15 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT



Making Terms of Service more clear

It is generally accepted that acknowledging "I have read, and agree to the terms of services..." is the biggest lie on the internet. I don't read them, and you don't read them (most probably). Nobody reads them, and you know it, even if most people won't admit it just to sound smart. Even the companies who write them know it. Well, I don't blame them. The fact of the matter is, most ToS are freakishly long, and heavily laden with legal jargon only lawyers are supposed to understand. Some ToS are just plain ridiculous. Well, now there's a service, TOS;DR, that intends to end this rule of ignorance by bringing some companies' (like Facebook, Twitter, Skype etc) ToS closer to the layman user's level of comprehension.
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