software Adobe: to read the Terms of Use, you must agree to the Terms of Use (Update: bug, fixed) Rob Beschizza
fox news Gretchen Carlson to Fox: release employees from NDAs, 'buying silence instead of stopping harassment is immoral and unjust' Xeni Jardin
eulas Want a ride in a Lyft? Just sign away your right to sue if they kill, maim, rape or cheat you Cory Doctorow
security Propublica finds millions of Americans' medical images and data sitting on unprotected, publicly accessible servers Cory Doctorow
eulas Public outcry has killed an attempt turn clickthrough terms of service into legally binding obligations (for now) Cory Doctorow
finance Chase credit cards quietly reintroduce the binding arbitration clauses they were forced to eliminate a decade ago Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism A self-appointed wing of the American judicial system is about to make it much harder to fight terms of service Cory Doctorow
Business A deep dive into the internal politics, personalities and social significance of the Googler Uprising Cory Doctorow
Business Riot Games employees walk out to protest forced arbitration for sexual harassment lawsuits Xeni Jardin
labor The FAIR Act will end forced arbitration for employment, consumer, antitrust and civil rights disputes Cory Doctorow
law Fox hit with $179m (including $128m in punitive damages) judgment over shady bookkeeping on "Bones" Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Google ends forced arbitration contracts for workers after googler uprising Cory Doctorow
Business After #MeToo, whole industries have been blacklisted by insurers for sexual harassment liability coverage Cory Doctorow
law Ontario court rules that Uber can't use arbitration to keep its drivers from suing it Cory Doctorow
Business Uber forces its drivers to arbitrate, rather than sue, but Uber also won't arbitrate Cory Doctorow
law Supreme Court rules that employers can make signing away your right to sue them in a class a condition of employment Cory Doctorow
