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on Monday February 24 2014, @09:00PM
from the don't-click-ok-to-accept-the-eula dept.
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: 2) by Open4D on Tuesday February 25 2014, @03:24PM
Agreed. I really dislike dodgy TOSs, EULAs, etc.. But I'm fairly sure they are not fascism.
John McAfee gets some stick above for what he said, but the fascism comments seem to be the responsibility of the article's author Thom Hartmann.
I've never heard of Alternet but my first impression was pretty bad. Poor article. Several floating popups. And in Firefox, that particular page seem to be able to disable all keyboard input, like PgUp and Ctrl-F.