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 # L5 X) Y1 }6 A7 G% O5.39.217.76 0 m& |3 A7 V$ p& VWhich? slams websites for making users agree to small print up to 36,275 words long tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 ~" h' b) S) `
Watchdog lists the worst culprits and calls for changes公仔箱論壇4 }" B' V0 Z7 d" Y3 D3 h
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By Tom Gardner ( ?4 S5 _ R4 _5 T- A* D , x3 C# O e( Z: U- |; g- f: p* aA 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.公仔箱論壇: F$ ? c: T0 Q" |# Q$ ~
% b% a1 j$ |4 |5 @# t5 z4 cTVBNOW 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.5.39.217.76" t: x0 a4 Z8 Z- Z: Y6 I
: A0 W# D4 v) E! K4 m' B2 C( c公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.76& b" Q$ e4 V! {2 m
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Tough read: PayPal's terms and conditions stretched to 36,275 words - more than Shakespeare's classic Hamlettvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 q% f+ P9 Y0 m: i' j! G
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Leading website PayPal topped the chart by containing more words than Hamlet. - Q& w" c- a2 y9 f" J, H$ k" h
0 e# n3 k0 x8 F7 \8 X) Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe terms on Apple’s iTunes page is longer than Macbeth, according to the research." x% j1 b4 P$ V$ R. N# V
! _* M |, u4 v- g' g公仔箱論壇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. 8 s6 z: b' J3 s0 `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 c! Q4 e7 x$ e
‘A slicker solution is needed, where websites flag up the most important parts of their T&Cs to consumers.’ ( W) s! Z( A2 V0 P0 p6 a* p0 ?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. `; A6 a$ }$ j0 F% Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 7 }2 C& |7 z X; v+ L. C* y2 z2 F5.39.217.76The 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. 1 V/ r8 d; `# _( |7 z" u2 C2 hTVBNOW 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. x1 F3 f) V- x; s
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. - j* }5 c4 g+ T* \ N+ t$ F6 l公仔箱論壇5.39.217.76& ~0 v/ D5 D( {* h9 |3 @: }
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. 2 t, o0 R! R2 |3 R8 b$ 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。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。8 W7 P2 E$ r4 c3 F7 x1 r. h9 Z! W1 K 5.39.217.76& c/ O9 V+ Q- I2 G4 s" B
Feat of endurance: Reading every word of PayPal's terms and conditions would require considerable stamina 8 e9 m9 e# d' |6 [/ {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇8 t* T# Z/ U E5 b3 @, g9 g7 l 5.39.217.76( J5 l! {* X5 e* a% Q2 L0 H
Tragedy: Some terms and conditions would take longer to read than Shakespeare's Hamlet " e! S( h3 r ~$ G9 B' g+ w/ ?/ ~* w' | * w( _9 F/ H! r9 r0 l' P公仔箱論壇Weighty tome: Apple's iTunes required users to wade through nearly 20,000 words & j6 j; x- i6 K( d! Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇0 p* z' V% I( y0 B" ~) i d A TOUGH READ: NUMBER OF WORDS IN T&CS 9 W1 }+ S) h4 y2 v3 m5 U公仔箱論壇Paypal: 36,275 公仔箱論壇2 ~9 t) N- _# S2 [ Hamlet: 30,066 公仔箱論壇: B9 W+ T; X) N0 O, Y. d Apple iTunes: 19,972 - m* k. B* m! _, p* `, t, Q公仔箱論壇Macbeth: 18,110 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ b$ |6 z& G* f* e3 Z Windows Live: 14,714 公仔箱論壇+ E% L ]/ k/ _% l, S/ v7 x( } Apple iOS 5: 13,366 8 C* I9 t3 L% o% S Facebook: 11,195 2 }; o" y3 M3 D( i1 x4 T: q Google (inc Books/Chrome/Wallet): 10,640 ' |2 t( e. m$ S* | Apple iCloud: 10,724 2 ~( Q! J$ _6 x& ]% \- G7 ^ Amazon Kindle: 7,115 4 M5 s( j: Z' I, I3 b5.39.217.76Amazon.co.uk: 5,212 ! K. Z% L1 X' G# ?7 r0 [2 wTVBNOW 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 5.39.217.762 |+ x) y) q; k- d% Q
4 \" v: U- P' T) C3 g* |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? - F; U, y4 i9 }9 d( V6 G公仔箱論壇 " i3 u3 n- z) W6 L% q% k公仔箱論壇For those who also want to use Apple iCloud then there are another 10,724 words to read through./ |& U1 w' y+ j. T* J: k6 E; G
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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. ; A- P& J. {9 y2 \( N0 U8 j$ h4 jOthers are not as bad but still have too many words to expect the average user to read them all, said Which? 1 m& F5 @$ i, X$ G & L7 t! T9 ?6 D, IThis includes Google which has 10,640 words in a new single policy and terms box which covers all its services including Chrome and Walet.2 _3 `9 p3 ^1 T; L9 |3 ?6 Q
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( k4 y$ r' `) ^' f7 ]! c7 R2 w
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