{"id":62672,"date":"2017-03-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2017\/03\/17\/read-kindles-terms-and-conditions\/"},"modified":"2017-03-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T00:00:00","slug":"read-kindles-terms-and-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/read-kindles-terms-and-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"How long would it take to read Kindle&#8217;s Terms and Conditions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/e-activist.com\/page\/2662\/petition\/1\">Choice Magazine<\/a>, you&#8217;d have to set aside an entire work day, plus stay late <i>and<\/i> work through lunch, to get through all 73,198 words of Kindle\u2019s Terms and Conditions. Since most of us probably didn\u2019t even read the first screen, Choice hired Lawrence, an actor, to read them out loud to us. He barely made it to the end with his sanity.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a preview:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sxygkyskucA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Do Terms and Conditions need to be this long and complicated? Maybe, maybe not. Mozilla believes that users trust products and services more when companies build in trust and user control. Using <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2017\/01\/26\/dpd-lean-data-practices\/\">Lean Data Practices<\/a>, for example, can help put companies on the road to being truly <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2017\/01\/26\/dpd-enabling-trust\/\">trustworthy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Choice Magazine notes, \u201cNo one should have to spend nine hours of their life reading a contract for a basic product.\u201d Having to do so before using a Kindle makes buying a paperback at the local bookshop look even more attractive.<\/p>\n<p>But if you\u2019re determined to stick with your e-reader <i>and<\/i> be an informed consumer, you\u2019ll need to take a day off to binge-watch the full readings. Forget the popcorn. You\u2019ll want a strong pot of coffee.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Episode 1: No Hope<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Lawrence starts out with flair, enunciation, vigor and a clean shirt. Have kids who use Amazon? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6QZml7sPbVU \">Here\u2019s a noteworthy passage.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6QZml7sPbVU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Episode 2: The Kindle Strikes Back<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Lawrence is feeling unhappy. Citizens of Illinois, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z3wTrhYD_Bw?t=35m27s\">take note<\/a> with regards to digital facial recognition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z3wTrhYD_Bw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Episode 3: Return of the Jargon<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Lawrence assumes the position many Kindle owners use daily and spends <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_tiiE7YCfUg?t=28m48s\">13 minutes <\/a>reading a non-exhaustive list of Amazon trademarks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_tiiE7YCfUg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Episode 4: The Jargon Menace<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Lawrence has hit the stage of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A4a7teO9PFc?t=19m\">cumulative dehumanization<\/a> and notes the conflict between the rights of the consumer and the rights of the product.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A4a7teO9PFc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Episode 5: Attack of the Semi-Colon<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Lawrence <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_3-SVD-MluE?t=52m45s\">discovers a possible typo<\/a> that may render the whole thing void.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_3-SVD-MluE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Episode 6: Revenge of the Syntax<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Lawrence presses on.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqMIjd_xgLE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Episode 7: The Farce Awakens<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>While you were around the corner at the taco truck, Lawrence persevered from his windowless conference room.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4EiM82E0wy0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Episode 8: The Last Gibberish<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Day 3. Fresh air. Lawrence is outside and reports that he feels great and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JVjhv_3jhkg?t=16m25s\">dreams of Manderley<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JVjhv_3jhkg?t=34m24s\">Shirt change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JVjhv_3jhkg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Episode 9: Darkest Before the Dawn<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Lawrence, we feel your pain. The end is near and yet so far away. Much happens in the final run-up. Lawrence encounters the Apache License full text <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D8cjyIOZDaI&#038;feature=youtu.be&#038;t=10m36s\">for the tenth time<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/D8cjyIOZDaI?t=26m37s\">Goes for a stroll<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/D8cjyIOZDaI?t=49m30s\">Almost breaks down<\/a> but finally makes it to the end.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D8cjyIOZDaI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Choice Magazine, you&#8217;d have to set aside an entire work day, plus stay late and work through lunch, to get through all 73,198 words of Kindle\u2019s Terms and Conditions. Since most of us probably didn\u2019t even read the first screen, Choice hired Lawrence, an actor, to read them out loud to us. 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