Automatic abusive language detector for EULAs

By at 8:49 pm Sunday, Oct 16

You know all those programs and websites that shovel a gigantic, legalese "agreement" down your throat when you try to access them? Three hundred lines of "You waive all rights" and "We're allowed to come over to your house and beat up your granny" and so on, and you're expected to "agree" to it by clicking through.

The Eulyzer analyzes end-user-license-"agreements" for abusive language and highlights it, reading these things so you don't have to. Next step would be for the tool to automatically email the company offering the EULA and the local trading standards board to complain about the unconscionable contract they're ramming down your throat. Link (via Copyfight)

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