Spotted today in my Lyft app: a new set of terms and conditions that require you to "agree" to binding arbitration (an onerous condition heretofore reserved for downtrodden drivers), through which you agree to waive your right to join class action suits or pursue legal redress through the courts should Lyft, through its deliberate actions or negligence, cause you to be killed, maimed, raped or cheated — something that, not coincidentally, Lyft is in a lot of trouble over at the moment.
Want a ride in a Lyft? Just sign away your right to sue if they kill, maim, rape or cheat you
Donotpay adds tool to automatically analyze lengthy, terrible terms of service
Do Not Pay, the "robot lawyer" that can help you do everything from beat a traffic ticket to getting access to services for poor and homeless people, has rolled out a new service: "Do Not Sign," a tool to analyze terms of service agreements. READ THE REST
How deceptive browser extensions snaffled up 4m users' browsing history, including Nest videos, medical history and tax returns
Nacho Analytics sells browsing data from more than 4m users (they advertise "See Anyone's Analytics Account"), a service it calls "God mode for the internet." The data is harvested by embedding Nacho's spyware (dubbed "Dataspii") in a variety of browser extensions, mostly for Chrome, but also some for Firefox. READ THE REST
Youtube's ban on "hacking techniques" threatens to shut down all of infosec Youtube
Once upon a time, companies were able to insist — with a straight face — that the real problem with the security defects in their products was the researchers who went public with them, warning customers and users that the products they were trusting were not trustworthy. READ THE REST
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Sharpen your brain with early Black Friday pricing on StackSkills Unlimited and Rosetta Stone
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. We know the holidays might make your pockets hurt from buying very important gifts, but that doesn't mean you should put the kibosh on treating yourself to the things you've always… READ THE REST
This bundle of 12 Mac apps will make your Mac life a lot easier, and it's 40% off
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. So, you spent a boatload of money on your new Mac and don't know what to do with yourself now, didn't you? While Macs can do a myriad of cool things… READ THE REST
