Terms_of_Service;_Didn't_Read

Terms of Service; Didn't Read

Terms of Service; Didn't Read

Website tracking other websites' legal documents and layperson opinions about such

Terms of Service; Didn't Read (ToS;DR) is a community project that aims to analyze and grade the terms of service (TOS) and privacy policies of major Internet sites and services. Each aspect of a TOS or privacy policy is assessed as positive, negative, or neutral. Services are graded from A (best) to E (worst) once a comprehensive list of cases has been reviewed by volunteer curators.[3][4][5] The project's name is a play on the phrase too long; didn't read.[1]

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The project was founded in June 2012 by Hugo Roy, programmer Michiel de Jong, and designer Jan-Christoph Borchardt.[6] It was led by Hugo Roy, when he was a law student,[7] from 2012 to 2015. In 2020, the project was revived with a larger team.

The project offers a browser extension for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Opera, which shows the grade and a short description of the privacy policy if a website is compatible.[8][9]

History

Several sources of inspiration have been noted for ToS;DR, including Creative Commons' plain English summaries of licenses, EU energy efficiency ratings,[10] and Aza Raskin's Privacy Icons.[citation needed]

References

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    "About - Terms of Service; Didn't Read". Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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    "Terms of Contribution - Terms of Service; Didn't Read". Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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    Brown, Mark (15 August 2012). "ToS;DR website translates terms of service agreements into English". Wired. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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    Blagdon, Jeff (14 August 2012). "ToS;DR reads the terms of service so you don't have to". The Verge. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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    Klosowski, Thorin (8 August 2012). "ToS;DR Is a One-Stop Shop for Webapp Terms of Service Ratings". Lifehacker. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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    "About Us -- Terms of Service; Didn't Read".
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    Luckerson, Victor (10 August 2012). "Facebook, Google, Others Have Privacy Policies Explained on New Website". Time. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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    "Downloads -- Terms of Service; Didn't Read". tosdr.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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    "Terms of Service; Didn't Read: TOS Summaries - gHacks". gHacks. 2017-08-20. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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    Finley, Klint (13 August 2012). "Putting An End To The Biggest Lie On The Internet". TechCrunch. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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