If you're a Python developer, definitely make your voice heard here: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/01/your-python-your-voice-join-python.html
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@glyph I stopped doing them a few years back. For one, I'm tired of their 10 page terms which doesn't respect my time.
Why do I need to grant "consent to JetBrains ... to create an image of [my] likeness, video, and/or audio record concerning [me]"?
Or, before public publication, "Any information provided to the Participant shall be kept confidential by the Participant .. The duty of confidentiality is perpetually binding upon the Participant." Why should I agree to pay a US$20K penalty?
@dalke Hmm, I will try to find an appropriate channel to raise this objection through. that does sound horrible. (I did not notice because T&Cs for online services like this are not generally enforceable; but still, they shouldn’t be stipulating ridiculousness like this.)
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@dalke Hmm, I will try to find an appropriate channel to raise this objection through. that does sound horrible. (I did not notice because T&Cs for online services like this are not generally enforceable; but still, they shouldn’t be stipulating ridiculousness like this.)
@glyph I am one of those unfortunate souls who reads the legal documents I'm "voluntarily" agreeing to.
As a consequence, I've stopped using most online services. And not just because of one-sided terms. I've stopped using online access to my local health center in part because *every time I log in* I requires me to read 20 or so pages of legalese. And it changes every few months.
It ends up being faster to contact them by phone than read the terms that 99.99+% simply skip reading.
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