2600 slide deck
Here is the generic slide deck from a presentation at HOPE in NYC 2024
Disney and the allergic guest
This one was a real eye-opener and good example of how companies try to use the terms and conditions against customers. So, as I mentioned previously, terms and conditions most often include an arbitration or “no sue” section. https://disneytermsofuse.com/english Well, here was a tragedy where a patron died from an allergic reaction and DIsney legal…
TLDR an Act to make Terms of Service simpler
TLDR Terms-of-service Labeling, Design, and Readability Acts TLDR an Act to make Terms of Service simpler This bill aims to make Terms of Service more simple, quick to read. A link to the bill is found at the Congress website below: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3501 Why is this important? As presented at 2600 HOPE, terms of service can…
Consumer Review Fairness Act
Consumer Review Fairness Act Prohibits companies from using contract provisions that restrict a person’s ability to review a company’s products or services, impose penalties for reviews, or require people to give up intellectual property rights to their reviews. https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/consumer-review-fairness-act-what-businesses-need-know For other laws, see the Law topic: https://dirtytos.com/law/ Companies were including a clause for “no bad…
Smart TV
There are several ways your smart television can “spy” on you. Automatic content recognition (ACR) Monitors your usage information, how long you were watching, channels usage, commercials you watch. Disable this in settings. Steps for disabling televisions are found in the reference link. Mic Listens to commands, but can be used to actively listen to…
Xfinity
Comcast xfinity I wanted to see if the terms of service included: Must patientlyendure incompetence on the behalf of store staff and customer support. Mustnot confuse store staff with questions about the hardware username andpassword. Must only ask questions about wifi passwords. Seriously. Must agreeto long wait time, outages and a comedy of errors.
Levi’s
Yes. Levis Stores collect biometric data on you. AUDIO, VISUAL, SENSORY, ANDBIOMETRIC INFORMATION: This includes data such as audio recordings, visualfilm or still images, physical and behavioral characteristics, or patterns. In somelocations, biometric information is considered sensitive Personal Information andsubject to additional protection. How we collect this information: Why wecollect… Did you know, there are…
Pharmacies
Concerns: Walgreens Walgreens has been “spying” on customers for years. Irecall one visit to my local Walgreens where asset protection seemed to befollowing me around the store late in the evening. I suppose because there wereno other customers. However, I was a regular local and said something to thecashier. Recently, Walgreens put in smart fridges…
Retailers
Without any informed consent in most cases, shoppers need to bring up theprivacy policy themselves when entering a store location. In some cases, phoneservice does not work due to poor service, remote location. etc. Then users can“jump on the company wifi”. No thanks. Just my own take here. Walmart, Target,Lowe’s, Kroger,… STAY TUNED
Zoom
ZOOM TERMS OF SERVICE Effective Date: August 11, 2023 13695 words Average time to read baseed off 240 wpm – approximately 57 minutes https://explore.zoom.us/en/terms Zoom, with its history of censorship and security issues (claiming end to end encryption) as well as implementing background processes on Mac running even after uninstall, have settled lawsuits for as…