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公仔箱論壇# g( n! T! i |4 P9 `
% f- P+ K$ I, P& i# h% h% Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhich? slams websites for making users agree to small print up to 36,275 words long 2 a1 g# |& @" l$ W3 jWatchdog lists the worst culprits and calls for changes $ d$ e6 A3 w" `) R$ k: c' Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76) |- _6 i4 ^7 R
By Tom Gardner & f7 G% [2 `) p5.39.217.76 4 d3 o% z/ O8 J* l9 k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. * x$ @. l/ R- |# t7 Z5 T5.39.217.76, \& p/ s) x& B" R6 N
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. ) e/ j" d) L2 v$ \7 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。公仔箱論壇" G# T6 l" _9 X' f4 z
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.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。6 n* x1 r% `, D4 `3 d7 [0 i
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Tough read: PayPal's terms and conditions stretched to 36,275 words - more than Shakespeare's classic Hamlet7 X+ l& Y+ ~6 _0 v
6 P6 k+ v. i4 v8 ^8 rLeading website PayPal topped the chart by containing more words than Hamlet. + Z1 k. v. G! U+ \* s+ B% ATVBNOW 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。% u. M) O' l( X5 ]* ^7 s
The terms on Apple’s iTunes page is longer than Macbeth, according to the research.- H3 a9 B: ?$ H: N3 a7 b0 i8 m
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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. 1 k1 |/ A3 x. @5.39.217.76, B+ z; y5 k) T' P3 s
‘A slicker solution is needed, where websites flag up the most important parts of their T&Cs to consumers.’tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& F7 u E- ]$ J6 q+ M7 O* l% D
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. + r' \4 G- v" x5.39.217.76 3 d1 D7 H0 N6 ?/ W7 G3 P' d5 RThe 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" ~1 I/ i2 q% `& }$ v3 Q* a
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 u6 R1 I$ N6 \; n. R" M
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. 4 l2 r( E \+ ^0 J( e, E# `5.39.217.76 6 y: x' g- R; P$ T+ [/ L公仔箱論壇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. # W3 \6 `# u# \* l a$ Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇& d) x, e4 \9 C# P # O5 Q" G5 \/ ?0 c& Z) I+ f# eTVBNOW 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。Feat of endurance: Reading every word of PayPal's terms and conditions would require considerable staminaTVBNOW 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。( d- e- x2 K: y9 g+ z6 `0 R
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Tragedy: Some terms and conditions would take longer to read than Shakespeare's Hamlet ) K4 R: I9 ^# a2 g" \4 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & d$ x' z: @2 n! w {公仔箱論壇0 J/ a# _* {2 c0 ~! w
Weighty tome: Apple's iTunes required users to wade through nearly 20,000 words 6 ~' V* Z o) m: j5 h9 dTVBNOW 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。 * S8 G# j9 R6 s- M$ y3 DTVBNOW 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 TOUGH READ: NUMBER OF WORDS IN T&CS 6 Q' A t9 L" V2 b公仔箱論壇Paypal: 36,275 ' m" ~( X$ X. K/ tHamlet: 30,066 1 l8 e+ |3 _3 IApple iTunes: 19,972 : f6 w. M; H: r: P' z g* Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMacbeth: 18,110 8 M$ t2 S) ^. {% L/ e, I Windows Live: 14,714 ( }( l! s. @( N, G+ \: u' A& C Apple iOS 5: 13,366 # i% z# T+ F* \$ e; o$ JFacebook: 11,195 % `$ z! p+ M, u4 n, \, DGoogle (inc Books/Chrome/Wallet): 10,640 公仔箱論壇. N& D! t" h" K3 o) i7 P Apple iCloud: 10,724 j; @) ^% f! R3 O7 ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAmazon Kindle: 7,115 2 F8 r% m$ f& T, n0 e4 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAmazon.co.uk: 5,212 . y: t8 x9 q! V) s2 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTwitter: 4,445 % E' [' i; B$ E公仔箱論壇7 Q% C2 ^3 C& \( v/ S: X
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? 6 F4 J5 x# v. w公仔箱論壇( c: K6 K2 a; X* b
For those who also want to use Apple iCloud then there are another 10,724 words to read through. 1 @; U x' ?3 t, U9 Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇4 o2 D, v) q" I0 W) R: Y9 s
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+ [" O) i: W* }& e
Others are not as bad but still have too many words to expect the average user to read them all, said Which?5.39.217.766 w" Z1 `- B5 u$ N! E) \
9 R# T: F7 a1 Z' C' _8 m6 r7 H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.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。7 r1 ?* h$ F- M
* N) u9 ^3 H7 l! x3 Q4 ^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。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% B& g% D& b* C: A: g' _2 [
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