> Any software or web page you use is backed by an inscrutable pile of legalese
This isn't the case of all software, fortunately. For free software under the GPL, for instance, you don't need to read the GPL or agree with the GPL to use the software. (The GPL is only giving you additional rights, beyond what copyright already permits.) Specifically, I don't think I am "agreeing" to any terms when using Firefox.
If you use a Linux-based operating system like Debian and free software, you don't need to agree to much legalese, actually.
(OK, this is about terms and conditions, not privacy policies. But privacy policies for free software is about giving additional privacy guarantees -- you are not forced to read it or agree with it.)
This isn't the case of all software, fortunately. For free software under the GPL, for instance, you don't need to read the GPL or agree with the GPL to use the software. (The GPL is only giving you additional rights, beyond what copyright already permits.) Specifically, I don't think I am "agreeing" to any terms when using Firefox.
If you use a Linux-based operating system like Debian and free software, you don't need to agree to much legalese, actually.
(OK, this is about terms and conditions, not privacy policies. But privacy policies for free software is about giving additional privacy guarantees -- you are not forced to read it or agree with it.)