Do you ever read the fine print when you install an application, and it presents you with an end-user-license-agreement?<\/p>\n
I do.<\/p>\n
Recently, I installed the Fidelity iPhone app, and here’s a few surprising parts of their service agreement:<\/p>\n
By using the Services, I consent to the transmission by electronic means…. I acknowledge that Fidelity cannot assure the security or privacy of electronic transmission<\/strong> of such information. Any transmission may also be subject to other agreements that you have with your mobile service or access device provider. Accordingly, I must assess whether my use of the Services is adequately secure to meet my particular needs<\/strong>. <\/p>\n
While all information accessible through the Services has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, I understand that Fidelity will not be responsible whatsoever for the accuracy, timeliness, completeness<\/strong>, or use of any information received by it or received by me from Fidelity or any Provider through the Services and that Fidelity does not make any warranty concerning such information.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I don’t think most of us are capable of assessing whether our use of a third-party service is adequately secure — it’s difficult for security professionals to decide such things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Do you ever read the fine print when you install an application, and it presents you with an end-user-license-agreement? I do. Recently, I installed the Fidelity iPhone app, and here’s a few surprising parts of their service agreement: By using the Services, I consent to the transmission by electronic means…. I acknowledge that Fidelity cannot … <\/p>\n