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posted by Dopefish on Monday February 24 2014, @09:00PM   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 pjbgravely on Tuesday February 25 2014, @12:48AM

    by pjbgravely (1681) <pjbgravelyNO@SPAMyahoo.com> on Tuesday February 25 2014, @12:48AM (#6307) Homepage
    Customer backlash does work sometimes, even against a monopoly. A few years ago my ISP decide to cap DSL to 5 gig a month. People were dumping DSL and going back to dial up because that is what their data rate would be anyway. I guess they lost so many customers they didn't need the cap anymore so they canceled it. So far they haven't brought up the subject again.