Terms of Service; Didn't Read
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A screenshot showing example ratings from ToS;DR | |
| Website |
tosdr |
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| Launched | June 2012[1] |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | CC BY-SA 3.0[2] |
Terms of Service; Didn't Read (ToS;DR) is a community project that aims to analyze and grade the terms of service 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 project members form a consensus on it.[3][4][5] The name of the project is a play on the phrase too long; didn't read.
The project lead is Hugo Roy, a hacktivist and law student.[6] It was founded in June 2012 by Roy, programmer Michiel de Jong and designer Jan-Christoph Borchardt.[7]
History
Several sources of inspiration have been noted for ToS;DR, including Creative Commons' plain English summaries of licenses, EU energy efficiency ratings,[8] and Aza Raskin's Privacy Icons.
References
- ↑ "About - Terms of Service; Didn't Read". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "Legal - Terms of Service; Didn't Read". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ 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 28 March 2014.
- ↑ Blagdon, Jeff (14 August 2012). "ToS;DR reads the terms of service so you don't have to". The Verge. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ Klosowski, Thorin (8 August 2012). "ToS;DR Is a One-Stop Shop for Webapp Terms of Service Ratings". Lifehacker. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ Luckerson, Victor (10 August 2012). "Facebook, Google, Others Have Privacy Policies Explained on New Website". Time. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ https://tosdr.org/about.html
- ↑ Finley, Klint (13 August 2012). "Putting An End To The Biggest Lie On The Internet". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 March 2014.