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minus-squareLimonene@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down12·9 days agoWe need protections limiting the length and level of effect of clickwrap agreements. For now, I will continue using “inspect element” to change the text “agree” to “disagree”, and completely skip proprietary phone apps.
minus-squareGravitySpoiled@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·9 days agoYou change the text? That’s only on the user side, right?
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·9 days agoI can’t imagine that the terms are sent back to the server, only the clicked_agree=True
minus-squareLimonene@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoYes. As far as I’ve seen, it never changes what gets sent to the server, which is why I’m able to get away with it.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·9 days agoIt is. It’s pointless.
We need protections limiting the length and level of effect of clickwrap agreements.
For now, I will continue using “inspect element” to change the text “agree” to “disagree”, and completely skip proprietary phone apps.
You change the text? That’s only on the user side, right?
I can’t imagine that the terms are sent back to the server, only the clicked_agree=True
Yes. As far as I’ve seen, it never changes what gets sent to the server, which is why I’m able to get away with it.
It is. It’s pointless.