[ale] Customer data not our problem
Geoffrey
esoteric at 3times25.net
Fri Mar 12 20:35:28 EST 2004
Danny Cox wrote:
> Bob,
>
> On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 17:18, Bob Toxen wrote:
>
>>American Airlines and Verizon are part of the latest trend of e-commerce
>>companies putting fine print in their "Terms of Use" that states that if
>>a security breach on their systems cause compromise of customer data
>>that they are not liable:
>>
>> http://security.ittoolbox.com/news/dispnews.asp?i=110879&t=6&a=Security
>>Read the fine print and take your business elsewhere and tell them
>>why you are!
>
>
> While I agree with you there Bob, simply placing a "we're not liable,
> nyah, nyah, nyah" in their terms of use means nothing.
>
> For example, if you rent sports equipment, skiis, poles, boots, etc,
> you'll be forced to sign a 'rights waiver' saying that if you are
> injured in any way, they are not liable. Well, it's not worth the toner
> and paper used to print it. In the US, anyone can sue anyone at any
> time for any reason. It's just a psychological ploy.
Further, if the binding in the ski breaks loose because it was not
properly maintained, you got them on the negligent issue I mentioned
earlier.
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Until later, Geoffrey Registered Linux User #108567
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