Good that stuff like that is illegal here.
- Edited: I forgot the image, and I also clarified that you can contact them to optout on the legal page I linked to.
I saw something similar when buying a portable scanner. I sat there and actually read the T&Cs. The arbitration clause says you automatically agree to it unless you send in a letter within like 30 or 60 days of purchase. I returned it for unrelated reasons, but the lack of regulations in the US has made these companies so stupidly infuriating to deal with.
It really has. We're so conditioned into accepting this abusive relationship where we can't opt out of questionable stipulations during signups and purchases.
When I saw this earlier today, I almost just mindlessly consented without a 2nd thought. What stopped me was wondering:
- what shitty thing they got in trouble for
- if this a precursory legal maneuver because our user data has been compromised
- or if they are doing wholesale transactions with data brokerages, AI companies, law enforcement, etc.
I'm about ready to just leave the fucking job hunt and start my own business. Been at it since last May and have landed a total of 5 interviews.
Binding arbitration is just such an insane concept to me, and it's frankly embarrassing that we allow it in any shape or form.
Literally coercing people to sign away their rights to even begin using a product should never be legal in any situation.
~~You~~ We broke it, you bought it
This kind of stuff can't be legal, right? Please tell me someone can't agree for the rule of law to not apply to them?
usually you would be correct.
these are unusual times we live in though...
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