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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 18, 2014
Phillip Taylor
College of Computing
404-894-7253
ptaylor@cc.gatech.edu
Summary Sentence:
It turns out, you may be giving away more than you think when you agree to Terms of Service.
Full Summary:
In an attempt to understand the personal effects of Terms of Service (ToS), Amy Bruckman and Ph.D. candidate Casey Fiesler, from the College of Computing, surveyed ToS on popular websites like Facebook, LinkedIn and others. It turns out, you may be giving away more than you think.
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Terms of Service InfoGraphicIf you're like a majority of web users, it's easy to skim or skip the Terms of Service (ToS) agreement. How do we know what we're reading, much less agreeing to? In an attempt to understand the personal effects of Terms of Service (ToS), Amy Bruckman and Ph.D. candidate, Casey Fiesler, from the College of Computing, surveyed ToS on popular websites like Facebook, LinkedIn and others. It turns out, you may be giving away more than you think.
This infographic, created by the GVU Center at Georgia Tech, will help you understand the full reserach (found here) on what you're giving away to online services. To find out more about this research, visit the 2014 CHI Conference website.
