“I have read and agree to the terms” is the biggest lie on the web. To fix that, there is an original project called Terms of Service; Didn’t Read that provides you with summaries of the “terms and conditions” of the most important services.
From NeoTeo we always recommend that reading everything, from start to finish, has its benefits. Whether books, brochures, shampoo labels when you’re in the bathroom, or a program license. And if not, remember the case of a reader who won $1,000 by reading the fine print of a software license they had purchased. Yes, we know that in these cases there’s always a lot to read and you don’t want to waste time, but now this task is made easier with Terms of Service; Didn’t Read, a free online service that provides you with summaries of the “terms and conditions” of the most important services.
How Terms of Service; Didn’t Read works
Terms of Service; Didn’t Read is a user rights initiative designed to "rate and label the website terms and privacy policies". Basically, what you get is a summary of the terms of service or privacy policy of a service. YouTube gets a D for example, Google a C, GitHub a B, and DuckDuckGo an A. The best rating is an A, the worst an E. The service lists positive, negative, and neutral points in a bullet list so you can go through it in a matter of seconds instead of hours. You can click on the "More details" link to get additional information about each item in the summary.
A community project with browser extensions
Terms of Service; Didn’t Read has been available for years and is still actively maintained. Since it’s a community project, anyone can submit new contributions or modifications to the database. It’s worth clarifying that although you can use the service exclusively from the website, you can also download and install a browser extension instead. Extensions are available for Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari at this time.
Official site: Terms of Service; Didn’t Read
