Terms and conditions are something that people see and experience daily but if you were to ask someone what they just agreed to the majority would not have a response. The companies who put these policies together and have you blindly agree to these conditions are not doing this to protect you, they are protecting themselves and invading your privacy. Some make the terms and conditions 5 pages long in an unreadable font so that you’d rather blindly agree to them than actual read them. Companies that actually want you to be aware of their polices, make theirs short and to the point. Signing agreements like this didn’t come around until new technology made it necessary. Laptops, smartphones, tablets, and more are now constantly have us sign and agree to things that we would probably need a lawyer to actually help us understand these terms. Every app, website, or new technology has a programmed terms and conditions policy that is constantly trapping people and stealing their privacy. Some people would think that its everyone’s fault for not reading these terms thoroughly, but it would take one month every year to read all user agreements. Which for the majority is baffling to even consider. Companies could have you accept anything, for example Instagram taking your photos without giving you credit or compensation. AT&T could tap your phone to prevent illegal activities, and cookies learn information about you and send ads. Those are just a few ways people are tapping into our privacy through technology. In 2001 bills were trying to be passed to protect privacy laws. Of course none of those bills were passed. Privacy policies are now used to take away privacy. Google users used to be anonymous and then through out the years they kept updating their terms and conditions to the point that now they can share any information on our account with domain administrators, for external processing, or for legal issues. Google hid and lied about their previous policies which makes you wonder what else they’re hiding. People also like what’s free and they’re willing to give up their private information for it. In 2009 Facebook changed its policy without notice, and throughout the years Facebook default settings have made it more public and less private. Overall our search records are becoming more public, companies are monitoring our every cell phone move, wiretapping programs are still out in the world, and sites can hand data to the government without people knowing it. Privacy is dead.
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