Crazy EULA For Tabbed IE Mobile Plugin
I saw a cool plugin called Web Viewer on lifehacker today that will add tabbed browsing to Internet Explorer Mobile (as in - Pocket IE on a Windows Mobile Smartphone). I thought that sounded pretty handy so I headed over to download it and give it a try.
Before being able to download, I was presented with a license agreement, which I quickly scrolled through like I always do, looking for the "agree" button. I kept scrolling, and scrolling, and scrolling. When I got to the bottom I stopped for a moment and thought to myself "what on earth is all this that I am agreeing to?" So I scrolled back up, scanning the clauses along the way and found this gem:
12. Third Party Software
The Software may contain third party software which requires notices and/or additional terms and conditions. Such required third party software notices and/or additional terms and conditions are made a part of and incorporated by reference into this EULA. By accepting this EULA, you are also accepting the additional terms and conditions, if any, set forth therein.
Translation: Oh by the way, we might install a bunch of other stuff to - but we're not going to tell you what it is. Also, you agree to all of that other software's EULAs too.
Basically, if you install Web Viewer, you are installing every program Web Viewer has ever been with.
Okay, I can't say I'm surprised that they are installing some third party software, but to not tell you what it is and then make you agree to all of that other software's terms and conditions? Wow. Who is running that place, the department of homeland security?
See the EULA for yourself here.
Anyway, I'll skip installing this software and just stick with Opera Mobile, which already has tabbed browsing and a ton of other features as well.
By the way, this reminds me of a great piece of software called EULAlyzer which will scan EULAs for "interesting language" such as this. Grab a copy if you're on a Windows machine.
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EULA for Web Viewer There
EULA for Web Viewer
There has been concerns raised on various forums and websites about a section of the EULA for Web Viewer.
This EULA has been created to cover all our software. Therefore, it is not specific to Web Viewer. This software is very simply a tabbed browser. There are no other suspicious programs installed, nor ever will be. There is also so suspicious code performing anything that you do not wish. It is completely virus free, with no shareware, spyware, or any-ware in it. It does not send any information to anyone about what websites you have been to, nor access any information on your device (except what is actually required for the program to run). If anyone wishes to use other tabbed browsers then they are more than welcome to. This is quite simply a free tabbed browser for Windows Mobile devices. It will always remain free and free from spyware, adaware, and third party software.
Hopefully this will have reassured the users, and potential users, of Web Viewer.
From the makers of Web Viewer.
EULA for Web Viewer There
EULA for Web Viewer
There has been concerns raised on various forums and websites about a section of the EULA for Web Viewer.
This EULA has been created to cover all our software. Therefore, it is not specific to Web Viewer. This software is very simply a tabbed browser. There are no other suspicious programs installed, nor ever will be. There is also so suspicious code performing anything that you do not wish. It is completely virus free, with no shareware, spyware, or any-ware in it. It does not send any information to anyone about what websites you have been to, nor access any information on your device (except what is actually required for the program to run). If anyone wishes to use other tabbed browsers then they are more than welcome to. This is quite simply a free tabbed browser for Windows Mobile devices. It will always remain free and free from spyware, adaware, and third party software.
Hopefully this will have reassured the users, and potential users, of Web Viewer.
From the makers of Web Viewer.
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