Pluralistic: Against transparency (19 Apr 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

"I Agree": Visualizing terms of service with long scrolls of colored paper

"I Agree": Visualizing terms of service with long scrolls of colored paper

The world is no longer willing to tolerate the plague of bullshit "agreements"

The world is no longer willing to tolerate the plague of bullshit "agreements"

Terms of Service; Didn't Read: a browser add-on that warns you about the terrible fine-print you're about to "agree" to

Terms of Service; Didn't Read: a browser add-on that warns you about the terrible fine-print you're about to "agree" to

Federal court will allow the ACLU to keep suing for the right to violate terms of service for legitimate purposes

Federal court will allow the ACLU to keep suing for the right to violate terms of service for legitimate purposes

Vendor lock-in, DRM, and crappy EULAs are turning America's independent farmers into tenant farmers

Vendor lock-in, DRM, and crappy EULAs are turning America's independent farmers into tenant farmers

Thanks to "consent" buried deep in sales agreements, car manufacturers are tracking tens of millions of US cars

Thanks to "consent" buried deep in sales agreements, car manufacturers are tracking tens of millions of US cars