24/04/2020
Do you take the time to read the terms of service before you agree to when downloading the latest app or software? Most people click on ‘agree’ and move on, knowing that reading the service agreements could put them to sleep and defer their favorite internet fix. ⠀
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Taking inspiration from designer Dima Yarovinsky’s project titled 'I Agree', today’s post visualizes the length of service agreements, by counting the words and calculating how long it would take users to read each one. For the sake of this analysis, we calculated reading times based on 240 wpm. ⠀
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The service agreement for Microsoft stands out at the top of the list with an agreement that would take over an hour to read — a bit less time than it would take to read Shakespeare’s 'Macbeth'. The average American would need to set aside almost 250 hours to properly read all the digital contracts they accept while using online services. ⠀
@ London, United Kingdom
