Most people never bother to read the Terms of Agreement, therefore they have no idea what they just agreed to after clicking "I Agree". They could have just given Apple the permission to foreclose their homes or take fresh produce from their garden and no one would know any better. However, while it is just as stupid to agree to terms you have not read as to sign a legal document you have never seen, it is not all the fault of the reader (or non-reader) of the document because the companies who create these documents know that very few people will know what anything means anyway. Take geo-tracking for example, they say the purpose is to "improve our services, content and advertising," but what it really is is permission to track your phone wherever you go and keep track of your coordinates for wherever you go all the time. Unless you want to be fallowed everywhere you go all the time or agree to other terms such as these, you should always read everything you agree to, not just electronically, but in any form.
The thing I found most surprising (while I am not at all shocked that companies are taking advantage of people who choose not to read their terms of service agreements) I am surprised at the amount of people who do not care what they agree to or what major corporations such as Apple can do to them just because they were too lazy to take a few minutes to read a document. I am quite sure that if everyone actually read the Terms of Agreement very few people would click "I Agree".
The biggest issue when it comes to NETiquette among young people is that many people are not aware of the danger they may be in, never reveal any personal information or agree to terms you have not read.
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