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 Macbeth 3 S) g. p: @. ~! dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & e. J8 S& \& C' J7 Z* F公仔箱論壇Which? slams websites for making users agree to small print up to 36,275 words long 5.39.217.76- f, C, |/ g$ n& y- H9 d v ^
Watchdog lists the worst culprits and calls for changes公仔箱論壇$ a2 t! @" v W- x* J! J* ]
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 f- r& F n, J R* p9 V( @( L
By Tom Gardner公仔箱論壇+ j O* P) c* f& }
8 R! i7 D; R7 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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.4 [( O. z! M, B8 k
+ u. l4 @% ^; ^: P3 n5.39.217.76Which? 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.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。 \, j) I" A- k! _) G O9 ]# ]1 q
. x8 Y* k" S7 u# n! w! w' ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt has produced a list of the worse offending sites - where T&Cs, as they are known, are longer than some of Shakespeare's classics. 2 l* s, c4 f R) l; m! G5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。, W. C4 z1 ?2 B; C* L 5.39.217.76 x2 h0 `/ Z |4 ^' R
Tough read: PayPal's terms and conditions stretched to 36,275 words - more than Shakespeare's classic Hamlet/ K8 _+ o% ]- R. G I
% O1 [+ o' D$ {* t) S3 k
Leading website PayPal topped the chart by containing more words than Hamlet. 6 [, X \5 @+ O/ |- S* U公仔箱論壇 : g/ b# x7 r" z `# Q0 g6 q5 KTVBNOW 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。The terms on Apple’s iTunes page is longer than Macbeth, according to the research. " o' I& B+ B6 F5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ h+ W w/ B0 F7 V9 \, n. s" d
A 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.5.39.217.76- f6 m# {1 ~ {" o: v/ ~4 Z4 T; Q
& L8 t' {2 `! Z2 G‘A slicker solution is needed, where websites flag up the most important parts of their T&Cs to consumers.’公仔箱論壇: \8 k7 K5 T' L* h: h
Amazon, 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. : H0 x4 T2 U6 |& p# Y公仔箱論壇 ' }' t! m3 J* {' }2 Z: r4 lThe 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.3 s0 i6 K/ q1 B0 L6 E0 h
- w' G, Z8 D# q7 @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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. 5 T: Q3 J% \; v5 FTVBNOW 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。5.39.217.76( O% n- C8 y a
Hamlet has 30,066 words including the famous To Be Or Not To Be soliloquy and the moving ‘goodnight sweet prince’ speech at the end. 7 m/ v' E$ R9 j/ N7 V" S& QTVBNOW 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。 . m$ F( c4 V7 N5.39.217.76 5 J" G( B* J8 S- qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFeat of endurance: Reading every word of PayPal's terms and conditions would require considerable stamina " a7 t) l* v" R* n4 Z% Q/ Z( S2 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - }7 |' X! [- H公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) m0 Z' Z% u6 n4 D6 q+ T% K
Tragedy: Some terms and conditions would take longer to read than Shakespeare's Hamlet 2 S6 E9 ^5 @9 o/ \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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 k2 w' h, x2 j4 l+ |( h8 p 1 Q7 p7 H) h }% J5 s8 kTVBNOW 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。Weighty tome: Apple's iTunes required users to wade through nearly 20,000 words 4 r7 ~ J' M- B5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇) V* z- Z3 w. p' ~$ r2 ^0 o, z A TOUGH READ: NUMBER OF WORDS IN T&CS : w' E* s% m( c! b( H# j1 A公仔箱論壇Paypal: 36,275 5.39.217.76! m8 q z( z( S6 G* W3 J Hamlet: 30,066 / j$ K1 \ d0 S7 q' W! ~" c, h$ \5.39.217.76Apple iTunes: 19,972 * g, Z- m, S2 i+ m3 ?' pTVBNOW 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。Macbeth: 18,110 ; W' M6 b3 X8 o公仔箱論壇Windows Live: 14,714 ( @" a- h6 X) T" S3 G6 y* R Apple iOS 5: 13,366 3 p7 Q5 Z( @* c; n* R5.39.217.76Facebook: 11,195 4 s# E- R; u6 |3 B- h Google (inc Books/Chrome/Wallet): 10,640 + E4 z" H- z5 k& O Apple iCloud: 10,724 公仔箱論壇- D1 [4 [$ N* p1 ^) N, @2 L8 Q- ^. u! S Amazon Kindle: 7,115 2 F+ t+ C! K& n- f, P5 } Amazon.co.uk: 5,212 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' j6 I8 o: X* a7 P$ |5 ]. \ Twitter: 4,445 - A2 ]- @( \ `+ x0 m2 F
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 \& P/ O7 b0 M4 t6 e/ \" N
Apple’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? . _7 {) r/ h" d5 r公仔箱論壇4 c8 s5 _% U6 T8 i' Z
For those who also want to use Apple iCloud then there are another 10,724 words to read through.1 L0 |4 N' D: X: j6 A, \* k: a
4 _5 R4 K! L( @' R$ Q, l" z: _4 r
And before signing up to Apple’s iOS operating system, users are expected to read a further T&C folder containing 13,366 words. # X. ?" \( W$ H5.39.217.76Others 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 S9 l H6 m9 ~8 n- z) ~5 o' @; ?
5.39.217.76+ f8 Y/ S- V1 i- T8 @
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.: W! [* N! i9 w3 S% t* A
# ]" h+ z& ]7 ^; T公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.76. ]& D2 m0 n2 T' k% S- l+ j4 F
5.39.217.76 x2 h0 `/ Z |4 ^' R
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) m0 Z' Z% u6 n4 D6 q+ T% K