It is on everything. Taking the form of a long essay that all must "read" in order to agree and move forwards in our lives. Except for one issue, we don't read all of the terms of agreement. The decision to haphazardly move forward without knowing what private information you just "agreed" to give away is something we all suffer from. People who strive for efficiency or have no patience to read a lengthy essay on their phone care not about its effects if they agree without fully understanding what it is they are agreeing to.
This is something that these companies know and because of that, it seems like they are constantly adding new things to their terms of service knowing that we wont read them. This is something that needs to stop. Either terms of service should be entirely abolished or a briefer version that summarizes any major points should be made. The length of these terms vary depending on the application or website, but all should most definitely be condensed to better allow the consumer to know what it is they are doing before they make a mistake.
I agree. Although as consumers, we are technically at fault for not reading them closely, they should be more condensed to allow people who do read them to actually understand what they are agreeing to.
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