Comment by kerkeslager
7 years ago
Users didn't accept anything just because they checked a checkbox next to a link to an ever-changing jumble of legalese to get past a screen. This isn't agreement, it's manufactured consent.
7 years ago
Users didn't accept anything just because they checked a checkbox next to a link to an ever-changing jumble of legalese to get past a screen. This isn't agreement, it's manufactured consent.
Unfortunately no matter how many times you say this or how much you wish it were true, US (at least) courts have disagreed with you by enforcing contracts of adhesion.
I think we're in agreement, we're just saying things slightly differently. I believe human rights exist and are an ethical imperative whether or not lawmakers/courts choose to protect human rights.
Or put another way, the law should be (but often isn't) informed by human rights--human rights aren't informed by the law.
Extortion
That's like saying having to pay for any product is extortion, just because it's something you want but don't want the consequences of that, in that case paying for it.