The email they shouldn't have read

Re:The email they shouldn't have read by sneak on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @11:29AM (#45517261)

I read the agreement for ID.me and it’s atrocious. It requires that I “voluntarily” waive civil rights. I don’t want to use the service.

There is no other way to log into IRS.gov.

You can’t watch YouTube without a Google account.

You can’t be in the parent group chat without agreeing to the Meta TOS for WhatsApp.

The list goes on.

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Re:The email they shouldn't have read by hoten on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @12:21PM (#45517858)

Which civil rights?

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Re:The email they shouldn't have read by IAmBroom on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @12:55PM (#45518206)

And regardless, courts have previously ruled that you can't waive your civil rights in a contract.

Previously. Not the current SCOTUS, of course.

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Re:The email they shouldn't have read by seanw444 on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @01:01PM (#45518270)

How does that hold up for arbitration clauses?

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Re:The email they shouldn't have read by brewdad on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @05:40PM (#45520940)

What civil right is being violated? The sixth amendment only applies in criminal matters.

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Re:The email they shouldn't have read by sneak on Thursday October 09, 2025 @12:20PM (#45529813)

The seventh amendment is right to a jury trial in civil matters.

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Re:The email they shouldn't have read by charcircuit on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @07:50PM (#45521929)

The law gives people the right to use arbitration.

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Re:The email they shouldn't have read by tonyhart7 on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @01:02PM (#45518276)

"You can’t watch YouTube without a Google account"

you cant??? I reinstall my dekstop the other day, it let me view without login the problem is recommendation tab/service is empty because there is no history so it cant recommend something, hence you assume that you couldn't view videos

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Re:The email they shouldn't have read by ponector on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @05:01PM (#45520608)

If you use VPN then you'll get a login screen instead of the video content.

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Re:The email they shouldn't have read by MonkeyClub on Thursday October 09, 2025 @06:40AM (#45525838)

This doesn't align with my experience.

I routinely watch YouTube in private, not signed in, and only open a video in a normal, signed in window if I want it preserved in my history.

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