I Agree I Am a Idiot - Disclosure Out Of Hand

I Agree I Am a Idiot - Disclosure Out Of Hand

shoemoney · · 2 min read
What if while during a sign up process you had an opt in checkbox which you agreed that you were a total idiot. Would you notice? I am betting you wouldn't. What if I put in a privacy policy that says that I can do anything I want with your data including rights to ownership. Would you still do it? I am betting you would. What if I put in a terms of service that said I rule and you lose in every way imaginable. Would you still do it? I am betting you would. Why? Because almost every major website does exactly these things. Ever read the Facebook terms of service? Ever read any affiliate offer's privacy policy? Are these companies evil? No... this disclosure crap has gotten so out of hand that they have to do this to cover their tracks. Now Google, for their own commercial interests are strongly campaigning for MORE government mandated disclosure. Where does it end? It doesn't. We have become SO NUMB to these massive agreements and terms of services and privacy policies that nobody ever could possible read, that it has had exactly the opposite effect. Here is what every blog will have in the footer within a couple years- "Disclosure: I am benefiting financially or otherwise from everything you click on, read, or look at while on my website." - In fact I might add that today. But who does that help?? When can we get back to personal responsibility? Or can we ever?