For every company where I have felt the need to read their terms of service and privacy policies beforehand, only once have I felt comfortable enough to go ahead and use their service.

The other twenty or so times? I have backed out. Usually I email the company first for clarity, which has always resulted in them dodging and dancing around their terrible terms and privacy practices.

It’s great to be informed, but the real solutions needed are regulations and consumer protections. Being informed just results in me never using 99% of software or services.

Hey, this is 2025; you forgot your /s…I hope.

And it will be on a prepaid card and you’ll need to sign up for a google account to get the card.

That’s what Equifax did to people. Made them create an account and fork over personal details to get the settlement payout.

A settlement Equifax had to pay over stolen data. Oh the irony.