Help Understanding Google's Tracking

…and even when you TRY to read the ToS (or EULA), you’ll be exhausted by page 3 of 24, set in 8pt type. There are no standard formats, no clear way to find what we are “consenting” to. These agreements are often part of a product you just bought and paid good money for, but none of the terms are visible or easily accessible in a human readable format until after the purchase has been made. The one thing they all have in common is to point out that, under no circumstances, whatsoever, can the provider of a service or software be held liable for anything.

It’s an area of the IT industry that is 25+ years past some proper consumer protection legislation.

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