What Will Academia.edu Do with Its New Rights to Your Name, Likeness, and Voice?
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The article discusses Academia.edu's new terms of service that grant the platform rights to users' name, likeness, and voice, sparking concerns about data ownership and privacy.
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3 months ago
It seems like we will need to adopt the use of reliable tools to verify whether contracts (including EULAs, etc.) are acceptable or preposterous.
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