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Have Terms of Service Become Totalitarian Tools?

posted by Dopefish on Monday February 24 2014, @05:00PM   Printer-friendly
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."

 
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  • (Score: 1) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday February 25 2014, @03:55AM

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) on Tuesday February 25 2014, @03:55AM (#6468) Homepage

    Go see if you can even figure out how many strip clubs there are in Portland, Oregon. It puts San Francisco completely to shame.

    I'll have to remind myself to power off all my mobile devices, whenever I sit right up front so I can tip for every dance.

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