http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/13/putting-an-end-to-the-biggest-lie-on-the-i…
has been doing the rounds recently: just in case people haven't seen
it -
"It’s long been said that “I agree to the terms of service” is the
biggest lie on the internet. And even if you do read them, many TOS
are so ridden with legalese that you practically need to be a lawyer
to understand them. Also, as I wrote in a gloomy post last weekend,
users have no choice but either agree to the terms offered by a web
app or simply not use the service at all. But a new project called
TOS;DR wants to change that. The site aims to give more power to users
by summarizing terms of service, flagging potential issues and rating
apps on a scale from A (the best) to E (the worst)....Project lead
Hugo Roy tells me that he considers Wikipedia to be an exemplary
service, though it hasn’t been rated by TOS;DR. He says both
Wikipedia’s short, clear summary of its TOS and its practice of
soliciting feedback from users before a change in terms should be
widely adopted as best practices for the web."
Similarly, via
http://www.clickwrapped.com/results we find another
project has ranked our policies as pretty much the best on the
internet. Kudos to the legal team for doing such a good job on these,
particularly the new Terms of Use :).
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Oliver Keyes
Community Liaison, Product Development
Wikimedia Foundation