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Have Terms of Service Become Totalitarian Tools?

posted by Dopefish on Monday February 24 2014, @05:00PM   
from the don't-click-ok-to-accept-the-eula dept.

andrew writes:

"Alternet.org reports recent updates to terms of conditions for Bank of Americas cell phone app and Capital Ones new credit card contract have given banks unsettling new abilities. These privileges include the authority to access to your phone microphone and camera or even showing up at your workplace and home unannounced at any time.

From the the article:

We're witnessing a new era of fascism, where corporations are creating intrusive and over-bearing terms and conditions that customers click to agree to without even reading.

As a result, corporations in America have acquired king-like power, while we're the poor serfs that must abide by their every rule or else."

• Yeah, I know that, but I can still appeal (Score: 1) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday February 24 2014, @09:39PM

  by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) on Monday February 24 2014, @09:39PM (#6320) Homepage

  You can appeal anything where the trial judge can be reasonably said to have made a mistake.

  Just say "I object" to any damnfool thing. If the judge overrules your objection, then you can argue in your appeal that he should not have.

  If I file an appeal, even if there is never a hearing, the bridge authority would still have to answer my complaint. Should they fail to do so I would win by default.

  If the appeals court won't take my case, I'm not sure but maybe I could request an "En Banc" opinion, that is a hearing before all the judges of - in this case - the ninth circuit court of federal appeals in san francisco, and then the supreme court.

  Now if I lose in the end, the court might require me to pay the bridge authority's legal fees. I'm OK with that. Google for "uncollectable".

  --
  I have a major product announcement [warplife.com] coming 5:01 PM 2014-03-21 EST.

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