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A Promise Falls in the Forest
Mark Rasch, 2004-07-26

A federal court recently ruled that website privacy policies aren't binding, because nobody reads them. The implications are far reaching for contract law and the Internet.

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Looks Like a Duck, Smells Like a Duck...it's a Pineapple 2004-07-26
Dave
Sounds similar to the agreements and acceptable use policy of Gmail. Gmail attempts to hold the user to a higher standard than the company itself is held to. For example, Gmail states that it limits the property rights of the e-mail consumer but does not limit its own liability if Gmail abuses it. I...

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