Often, hungry for free Wi-Fi , we connect to public internet access networks without bothering to read their terms and conditions of use.
That when there is free Wi-Fi available, we are extraordinarily lazy when it comes to reading the terms of use of the companies that provide this type of service has been perfectly demonstrated by a (rather malicious) "joke" by the British provider Purple .
This company had the idea of including a clause in the terms of use for users accessing its Wi-Fi networks that required them to carry out 1,000 hours of community service.
The clause of discord, which was accepted (without rhyme or reason and for not reading the fine print) by no less than 22,000 people, included removing animal feces in public parks, hugging stray dogs and cats, unclogging drains, cleaning portable toilets at local festivals and events , removing chewing gum from the ground and painting snail shells, among other (delirious) tasks.
Purple 's unique "prank" lasted for two weeks, with only one user bahrain phone number noticing the bizarre clause.
Purple has already made it clear, however, that it will not force users to comply with the terms of use that they accepted without reading. With this unusual action, the company only hopes to draw attention to the new data protection law that will come into force in the European Union in 2018.
Under the new rule, companies will have to obtain “unequivocal consent” from users before using their personal and behavioral data for marketing purposes.