Background

We live in an app-driven world, in which we tend to download and use all kinds of mobile applications, agreeing to their terms by clicking on the button "I Agree", without actually taking the time to read them through. By doing that, we agree to many rules, which can have legal implications. The purpose of this assignment is to raise your attention to the legal meaning behind the "I Agree" buroon and to encourage you to understand the commitments you make when agreeing to use an application.

Summary

For this assignment you need to choose one application you are currently using. Next, you need to locate the "Terms and Conditions" of this app, read through them, and highlight terms that surprise you or you find interesting. Next, you need to record a 4-5 minutes long vlog, in which you share your screen with the Terms and Conditions of the app of your choice and verbally reflect on all the questions, listed under "3" in the Step-by-step Directions. You can record your vlog using Kaltura (available for free to you as a Brandman student), Screencast-O-Matic, Screen Recorder or other application of your choice.

Step-by-step Directions

Choose an app you are currently using on your mobile device..

Locate the Terms and Conditions you have agreed to when you downloaded and started using the app. For your convenience, here are the links to some of the most used apps:

Facebook

LinkedIn

Amazon

Uber

Airbnb

Google Maps

Yelp

Apple Media Services

After reading the Terms and Conditions of the app of your choice, please reflect verbally on them, highlighting on your screen the relevant areas as you speak, on the following questions:

What rights do you get by agreeing to the terms of the app?

What rights do you give away by agreeing to the terms of the app?

What two liabilities do you think the company is protecting itself from by asking you to accept their terms of service?

What surprised you the most in the document? Why?