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Tools that summarize ToS etc (programming.dev)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by emotional_soup_88@programming.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Do you have experience with any of these?

https://github.com/DavidHavoc/ToS-Reader-Summarizer

https://github.com/skamal23/ToS-Summarizer

I'm interested in tools that highlight privacy invasive terms and conditions that are often hidden behind legal jargon or wrapped up in so much text that the end user is discouraged to actually read through the terms of service and/or the privacy policy.

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[–] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This is not the answer to your question, but a comment. Sorry, I am aware that it may not be helpful to you.

I don't think TOS are very hard to read once you've read one or two, if you care, you should just read the TOS.

For example, if you're concerned about EU-US datatransfer, the privacy policy has to outline who data is shared with, so you can skim it and see if they mention sharing data at all, or if they are doing it with specific companies, or just "partners".

On the internet and social media, you have to transfer the rights to your content to the social media content, because it's the only way they're allowed to store, replicate and distribute your comments or post.

That kind of stuff. And those paragraphs mostly look the same.