Empirical proof that Terms of Service are "the biggest lie on the Internet"

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Empirical proof that Terms of Service are "the biggest lie on the Internet"
Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing, 2016/07/14
This article makes the oft-made point that few people read terms-of-service. And that's why they are called "the biggest lie on the Internet" - "they are based on the idea that the people who trade their privacy and rights in exchange for a service are making a bargain that they understand and agree to." But suppose people took the hour or so required to read the terms-of-service for these web services. More...