[sneak]

I read the agreement for ID.me and it’s atrocious. It requires that I “voluntarily” waive civil rights. I don’t want to use the service.

There is no other way to log into IRS.gov.

You can’t watch YouTube without a Google account.

You can’t be in the parent group chat without agreeing to the Meta TOS for WhatsApp.

The list goes on.

[tonyhart7]

"You can’t watch YouTube without a Google account"

you cant??? I reinstall my dekstop the other day, it let me view without login the problem is recommendation tab/service is empty because there is no history so it cant recommend something, hence you assume that you couldn't view videos

[ponector]

If you use VPN then you'll get a login screen instead of the video content.

[MonkeyClub]

This doesn't align with my experience.

I routinely watch YouTube in private, not signed in, and only open a video in a normal, signed in window if I want it preserved in my history.

[hoten]

Which civil rights?

[IAmBroom]

And regardless, courts have previously ruled that you can't waive your civil rights in a contract.

Previously. Not the current SCOTUS, of course.

[seanw444]

How does that hold up for arbitration clauses?

[brewdad]

What civil right is being violated? The sixth amendment only applies in criminal matters.

[sneak]

The seventh amendment is right to a jury trial in civil matters.

[charcircuit]

The law gives people the right to use arbitration.