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Another hot build of one of the top browsers, incorporating p2p and social networking — but look out — Opera Unite’s EULA is an eUGLY one.

Via FactoryJoe:

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Not exactly “decentralized” (more on this in the next section).

Furthermore, if you read through the Opera Desktop End User License Agreement (which you had to if you installed the browser — shame on you if you didn’t!), you would have read section 7: USE OF SERVICES (emphasis mine):

Opera Unite and Transmission and Receipt of Content: Certain features of the Software and Services, including Opera Unite, may allow you to post or send content and/or links to content stored on your computer, that can be viewed by others (”User Generated Content”). Opera Software ASA exercises no control over User Generated Content passing through its network or equipment or available on or through the Services. You agree that Opera Software ASA is not liable for any loss of data. YOU MAY ONLY POST OR SEND USER GENERATED CONTENT THROUGH THE SERVICES THAT YOU CREATED OR THAT YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO POST OR SEND.. You agree not to use Opera Unite to upload, transfer or otherwise make available files, images, code, materials, or other information or content that is obscene, vulgar, hateful, threatening, or that violates any laws or third-party rights, hereunder but not limited to third-party intellectual property rights. We do not claim ownership of any User Generated Content. However, by submitting User Generated Content to us, you grant us and our affiliates the right and limited license to use, copy, display, perform, distribute and adapt this User Generated Content for the purpose of carrying out the Services.

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EJ Tower wrote in after hearing audio of Cory’s PWNED seminars @ USC (ongoing).

> I’ll try to keep this quick. Been enjoying your pwned lectures a lot.
> Just got a Java update today for my computer and decided to give the
> ULA a read through and found these interesting:
>
> “You acknowledge that Licensed Software is not designed or intended
> for use in the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any
> nuclear facility. Sun Microsystems, Inc. disclaims any express or
> implied warranty of fitness for such uses.”
>
> ” This Agreement is the entire agreement between you and Sun relating
> to its subject matter. It supersedes all prior or contemporaneous
> oral or written communications, proposals, representations and
> warranties and prevails over any conflicting or additional terms of
> any quote, order, acknowledgment, or other communication between the
> parties relating to its subject matter during the term of this
> Agreement. No modification of this Agreement will be binding, unless
> in writing and signed by an authorized representative of each party.”
>
> with that last part, any agreement you had with sun is changed when
> you click accept to update Java.
>
> “G. Installation and Auto-Update. The Software’s installation and
> auto-update processes transmit a limited amount of data to Sun (or its
> service provider) about those specific processes to help Sun
> understand and optimize them. Sun does not associate the data with
> personally identifiable information. You can find more information
> about the data Sun collects at http://java.com/data/. “
>
> good to know i am telling them things.

The alternative, of course, being Adobe Flash?!?

photo by whurley via flickr.

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