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 + z, N, x% k+ z) }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- R% w, i3 O6 n" Y' f$ M2 t' K9 s
Which? slams websites for making users agree to small print up to 36,275 words long - `" e; o2 C: A: Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWatchdog lists the worst culprits and calls for changes + C& S+ j& ?$ Z* V! ?2 q# s" ?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。5.39.217.767 F ~. h1 E4 A
By Tom Gardner # R9 B1 s5 x% R5.39.217.76 : n3 A) \) V+ ]tvb 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. : W# }! a' u' v5 o1 X % ~8 z F# d( nTVBNOW 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。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. $ a8 ]( R, o, o5.39.217.76! ?" U4 W/ X' f3 p" j2 a
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 Z, Y5 V2 m* H c- C) s2 z
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Tough read: PayPal's terms and conditions stretched to 36,275 words - more than Shakespeare's classic Hamlet ( [) s: `5 h( i* |* V$ vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* C0 [* ~1 ?4 h5 l, z( e. ]
Leading website PayPal topped the chart by containing more words than Hamlet. 5.39.217.764 d0 o) y5 @, J. s/ H" r
; Q; @2 _/ Q9 j3 I6 e$ i) WThe terms on Apple’s iTunes page is longer than Macbeth, according to the research.公仔箱論壇) U4 F" ~4 H" G& C L& P) _8 s
0 L+ t; K+ j a" V: w' a7 d) bTVBNOW 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。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.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。3 q5 N% b$ Z: ` a
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‘A slicker solution is needed, where websites flag up the most important parts of their T&Cs to consumers.’ ( h: p2 l; E* STVBNOW 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。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.: P0 } k$ P) ~7 x# O3 G4 r0 h; j
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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. 2 b4 D" X% u$ z7 t6 j公仔箱論壇$ e4 z! Q6 c- h
It 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. 3 y+ ?$ Q1 _, c( a9 l b5.39.217.769 U: b( D% D9 n E4 Z {4 X
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. . [1 M r T$ k1 x; c' i( Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + O; ^( y+ j! R$ P, K4 O6 w : m* V0 z, v% ^+ t/ ^& Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFeat of endurance: Reading every word of PayPal's terms and conditions would require considerable stamina5.39.217.76" C9 q0 I( y6 B& f% U
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Tragedy: Some terms and conditions would take longer to read than Shakespeare's Hamlet : O9 C+ M3 r B6 @1 m4 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb / E2 T& }1 b& [; H* Q2 J$ B5 UTVBNOW 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,bttvb, M( d! N N# J1 ^2 f8 k
Weighty tome: Apple's iTunes required users to wade through nearly 20,000 words' L# ?! c; ]2 W9 ?' }+ U0 ~; M
) \4 x7 `! i( ]& W% G6 gA TOUGH READ: NUMBER OF WORDS IN T&CS& I& |. T; b" E9 N& K Paypal: 36,275 5.39.217.766 Z% B# O j0 `' K/ w: O Hamlet: 30,066 . t. o" g5 ~& p& b: r5 G' x Apple iTunes: 19,972 7 D' b4 F8 Q* t' L, X$ D" I; z5.39.217.76Macbeth: 18,110 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。+ x( x ]; G W Windows Live: 14,714 7 O8 w5 B* j* S, a0 v, d5.39.217.76Apple iOS 5: 13,366 $ U+ X' A, q3 w) c6 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFacebook: 11,195 ! q( a. T- D6 S) _5.39.217.76Google (inc Books/Chrome/Wallet): 10,640 1 J- `' E5 n: [公仔箱論壇Apple iCloud: 10,724 # g" _2 n2 s% j2 ]5.39.217.76Amazon Kindle: 7,115 & ?9 u5 i( E7 R+ G5 U X$ t. R5.39.217.76Amazon.co.uk: 5,212 5.39.217.769 T1 D; K9 ^9 i1 g, B/ Q Twitter: 4,445 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。1 C0 c, z0 O3 f9 a
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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? 8 O; H9 [5 R. O1 MTVBNOW 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。 ( k$ B, Y3 G! h# W R: P: s2 O QFor those who also want to use Apple iCloud then there are another 10,724 words to read through.5.39.217.76* @/ d3 |! r i: D! a
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And before signing up to Apple’s iOS operating system, users are expected to read a further T&C folder containing 13,366 words. 4 p" I: p4 X' y" t公仔箱論壇Others are not as bad but still have too many words to expect the average user to read them all, said Which? * m2 T }2 b5 `; `. e5 C公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; c9 s+ P- f# K
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.' D& d6 g2 G0 e- U+ _
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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. z% L$ U6 }; x# J( c7 a, \- utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 U Y: ?! [8 a
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