標題: [美洲] PayPal agreement is longer than Hamlet, while iTunes beats Macbeth [打印本頁] 作者: vandas 時間: 2012-3-23 01:45 AM 標題: PayPal agreement is longer than Hamlet, while iTunes beats Macbeth
To read, or not to read... the terms and conditions: PayPal agreement is longer than Hamlet, while iTunes beats MacbethTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ i- q2 A! R: z, w- ~: _8 |
/ V1 i0 @3 {0 Y5.39.217.76Which? slams websites for making users agree to small print up to 36,275 words long 5.39.217.76; L# k, F+ n K& B* c1 a3 q; F
Watchdog lists the worst culprits and calls for changes P. e2 I9 y/ ~, e R& N. K$ Y, _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy Tom Gardner 0 ?( K0 @1 S" i' R- e" ?$ @5.39.217.76 2 L5 Q1 G' v* Z; G; H- U/ i公仔箱論壇A consumer watchdog has launched a scathing attack on websites which make users agree to terms and conditions that can be tens of thousands of words long.5.39.217.76* r3 M, z8 p/ }8 Q5 {! M# B' h0 I
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Which? said it was 'unreasonable' to expect people to wade through pages of legal jargon, then tick a box to say they have read and understood the small print. , j3 V+ H) L- b3 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76+ x: ~# W! f* g8 K5 f; O
It has produced a list of the worse offending sites - where T&Cs, as they are known, are longer than some of Shakespeare's classics. & M+ ^# W0 N2 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇( ^+ P1 \' ~4 l + y$ R6 G$ ~6 kTough read: PayPal's terms and conditions stretched to 36,275 words - more than Shakespeare's classic Hamlet, z7 I1 N y' V0 O- k1 u
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Leading website PayPal topped the chart by containing more words than Hamlet. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ W7 u' n1 U: O. P' z& A
C, P% S- k# o$ e/ ?" Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe terms on Apple’s iTunes page is longer than Macbeth, according to the research. 8 r* _- Y" V- R3 s! x ' ^" v* n; y+ {, E2 s, Q( Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA spokesman for Which? said: ‘We think it’s unreasonable to ask people to read prohibitively long T&Cs before they agree to use a service. 3 C$ g+ \# d- {7 V2 S: B7 G* L: G 3 B/ v2 f# | r& z. l. q5.39.217.76‘A slicker solution is needed, where websites flag up the most important parts of their T&Cs to consumers.’ : o" O* D+ X# _( W2 B- pAmazon, Google, Facebook and Windows also have enough words to fill a small novel yet expect them to be read as part of their contract with the customer.5.39.217.762 Z: D5 F# P' }
; z5 k w6 Y8 ^9 \! q1 l4 n& Q公仔箱論壇The worst culprit is PayPal, a secure payment system for internet users, which has a terms and conditions box containing a total of 36,275 words.5.39.217.76& I5 L8 ]0 z g) f' P4 H0 t. |
2 Y' V4 ^6 y d' G. `- s0 M8 o" _! f( o5.39.217.76It includes around 9,200 words on its privacy policy and the rest split on its shipping services policy, billing agreement and terms of acceptable use.公仔箱論壇) p8 {% ~, ]' g- i& U/ V8 ~
) r8 t& J; D, Z4 P/ w, dHamlet has 30,066 words including the famous To Be Or Not To Be soliloquy and the moving ‘goodnight sweet prince’ speech at the end. ( X1 l# \) U1 N' @& i5.39.217.76 3 I, C. u7 H$ m9 B Y5.39.217.76 ' [! O! t. P. t) Y% v2 Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFeat of endurance: Reading every word of PayPal's terms and conditions would require considerable stamina " Q. O$ Z: G0 `! F W2 F1 j; E i7 l( [" o/ f' Y 3 f% i+ F7 p% O r, m
Tragedy: Some terms and conditions would take longer to read than Shakespeare's Hamlet ' F# o) ]0 s" S& z+ u
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Weighty tome: Apple's iTunes required users to wade through nearly 20,000 words 1 e* N3 K" ^. D+ x) u/ a6 j. F( j5.39.217.76 9 p9 d7 S& R7 C" b7 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA TOUGH READ: NUMBER OF WORDS IN T&CS! v1 h- F0 S" n" L& ]$ l% [ Paypal: 36,275 5.39.217.768 x4 {4 ]: W3 b) p" b Hamlet: 30,066 9 [6 q; ^. `! q" E# ?; rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbApple iTunes: 19,972 ' y1 a" \. K4 T! u) { Macbeth: 18,110 7 F+ G$ Q1 g& _6 ?9 d- B公仔箱論壇Windows Live: 14,714 公仔箱論壇/ m, U& u4 i: i6 j6 d3 }4 g, P9 S Apple iOS 5: 13,366 ( ]3 d# n- G2 U, X Facebook: 11,195 * S4 V, Y. r/ s) o- TGoogle (inc Books/Chrome/Wallet): 10,640 ' b @# ~& f6 Q6 q* mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbApple iCloud: 10,724 - z0 X# a# c8 k6 A1 g" N2 y公仔箱論壇Amazon Kindle: 7,115 9 I5 Q5 W8 G& d0 S. P2 w3 j公仔箱論壇Amazon.co.uk: 5,212 " C5 L. d" T6 C8 a5 Z+ zTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Twitter: 4,445 5.39.217.76$ ]: o0 M) L& L4 L1 _
* Y1 D# t) Y5 G* e/ {5.39.217.76Apple’s iTunes has a total of 19,972 words telling users what they can and can’t do while Macbeth runs to 18,100 in comparison, said Which?TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ u0 y7 G: T( t# Z
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For those who also want to use Apple iCloud then there are another 10,724 words to read through. 0 @) u3 [! }! J/ E: w( Q1 }公仔箱論壇 9 n: P+ U: g9 f' F) D2 A4 YTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。And before signing up to Apple’s iOS operating system, users are expected to read a further T&C folder containing 13,366 words.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, o5 r3 O+ ^$ b" L: N9 H5 l# n
Others are not as bad but still have too many words to expect the average user to read them all, said Which?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ _5 \9 C- p& z$ d
0 D2 m' P2 G$ q7 p ]& `公仔箱論壇This includes Google which has 10,640 words in a new single policy and terms box which covers all its services including Chrome and Walet.公仔箱論壇$ N/ p/ q% S: e, a- P
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While using the Amazon website means reading 5,212 words of T&C, using the firm’s Kindle product requires ticking a box to say you’ve read 7,115 words of policy. , X) J# w" O9 A6 [$ m9 B/ s1 T2 I5.39.217.760 h* U/ h3 M$ s6 T4 Q
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