The New York Times: ‘Terms and Conditions May Apply’ Details Digital-Age Loss of Privacy

 


 
The title of “Terms and Conditions May Apply” is unlikely to excite, but the content of this quietly blistering documentary should rile even the most passive viewer.

Investigating our casual surrender of privacy rights every time we click the “Agree” button on those dense (and typically unread) online user contracts, the director Cullen Hoback outlines the real-life dangers of digital heedlessness. As the film illustrates, a random tweet or innocent Google search could summon a SWAT team to your door or transform you into a suspected terrorist.

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