Facebook, Instagram, PayPal, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube... The list of apps and websites where I am registered may go on and on. Yours as well, right?
I've become a slave to my ignorance quite a few times. Last time PayPal played an evil joke with me. I lost a serious amount of money. While PayPal was following its rules and regulations, the company did nothing to protect me as their customer.
I've never read endless terms of service. I think they are so long and confusing for one reason: to make users click 'accept' without paying attention to the content.
The Facebook case has been widely discussed in the media lately. Data of 50 million users was given to the third party and could be used for illegal actions. You agreed to that by clicking 'accept' button to terms and conditions.
Something has to be done about it. The way regulations are presented needs to be changed. For now, I found a great website
It is a user rights initiative to rate and label website terms & privacy policies, from very good (Class A) to very bad (Class E).
Terms of service are often too long to read, but it's important to understand what's in them. Your rights online depend on them. You can also get the ratings directly in your browser by installing the web browser add-on.
Apparently, YouTube is Class D (pretty bad). The platform reserves the right to remove your content at any moment without prior notice. It has way too broad copyright license and many other flaws that I have never heard about before.
Google is Class C. For example, it can collect your fingerprint information. Google can use your content for all the existing and future services. Shocking isn't it.
My advice, go on the https://tosdr.org and check all the platforms that you use. You gonna learn a lot.
We are transitioning into decentralized digital society. I think it is our responsibility to protect our information and guarantee safety.
I hope this post was helpful.
Comments and discussions are highly encouraged.