Well THAT Was Unexpected! Trapped by Steemit Terms and Privacy!
Maybe I am overreacting... and maybe everyone has already experienced this. Then again, maybe you're perpetually logged into your Steemit account, so you might not see this, when you try to log in:
OK, that's new. Surprising. But fine, I'll "please review"
I was just minding my business and logged out of my 
When the above popped up on my screen.
OK, fair enough... even though I thought we were all about privacy and non-intervention here. But I also recognize this was probably some legal extension of the the new EU privacy rules. So FINE.
Let's have a look at just what these "terms of service" ARE, shall we:
Screen shot of the terms of service. This is up for almost NO TIME before the next...
Except... that was up on the screen for exactly one second before being blacked out. WTF, mate?
Screen shot of the "blacked out" terms of service. You can kind of still see it underneath...
It took me three tries to actually get a screen shot in the split second between the page load and the blackout. I'm sorry, I don't read that fast!
Shall we have a look at the "Privacy Policy" then? Here we go:
Screen shot of Steemit's Privacy Policy. I had about 1/2 second to read this...
Of course, that instantaneously blacked out, as well.
So what you are REALLY saying here is that in order for me to "continue" so I can actually read the Terms and Privacy statements, I have to AGREE to them, first?
When I check the boxes, I can actually "Continue..."
If I check the boxes, I can go forth! But then I've already agreed, before reading the statements!
That's some seriously bogus stuff, right there. And I'm not even a paranoid freedom privacy they-are-out-to-get-us conspiracy nut.
Is anybody out there? Where are the developers? Is this just a LITTLE weird? Or was something implemented with absolutely ZERO testing?
Please SHARE this, till someone actually SEES this and DOES something! Or Comments!
What do YOU think? Comments? Feedback? Thoughts? Complaints? Concerns? Have you had this happen to you? Did you realize you were "trapped," or did you just "blindly" agree? Leave a comment-- share your experiences-- be part of the conversation!
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