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minus-squareLimonene@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down12·2 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-up33arrow-down1·2 days agoYou change the text? That’s only on the user side, right?
minus-squareLimonene@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 hours 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-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 days agoI can’t imagine that the terms are sent back to the server, only the clicked_agree=True
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·2 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?
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.
I can’t imagine that the terms are sent back to the server, only the clicked_agree=True
It is. It’s pointless.