In a dark sea of unreadable terms of service, Tumblr's version rises to the surface as a life raft for users looking to get a grasp of what they are actually agreeing to when they use the blogging service.

Reddit's front page has become one of the most widely watched places on the Web. Here's how to up your chances of getting that adorable cat picture you've been sitting on for six months in front of millions of people.

Snapchat is the Instagram of "sexting" thanks to its ability to make embarrassing photos disappear in seconds. Unfortunately for users, the controversial mobile app's privacy policy seems to remain shrouded in a bit of secrecy.

Google has made it harder to find NSFW pictures through image search, giving a whole lot of people a new reason to switch to Bing.

Deep in the heart of the world's least fiscally responsible city, Digital Trends searches for the future of money at a conference starring Suze Orman, Google Wallet, and a gazillion reasons to worry about the financial services industry's long term plans for us all.

Social news site Digg is making a comeback with a new company and new style. Unfortunately, Digg's terms and privacy policy could use a redesign of their own.

The man behind a contentious copyright-reform policy paper allegedly hated by Hollywood executives will soon lose his job with the Republican Study Committee.

Slamming businesses with bad Yelp reviews has landed an increasing number of people in court. Here's how to warn people about a negative experience without breaking the law.

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Vimeo may not have the massive user base of YouTube, but Google's video-sharing service could learn a thing or two about how to write proper terms of service from its hipster cousin.

It's that time of the year again: Time to be thankful for all the things that help make life a little better, a little sweeter, and a little less boring. Here are the 50 things on the Web that brighten up my days.

Photo-sharing service Twitpic has ridden the Twitter wave all the way to the top. Problem is, its terms of service reveal that it would be better suited for somewhere at the bottom of the barrel.

CIA director David Petraeus' affair was outed after the FBI found emails between him and his mistress, but Petraeus isn't the first caught by technology.

Tech-savvy city slickers across the U.S. have made mobile car service provider Uber one of the country's hottest startups, thanks to its ability to call you a cab at the push of a button. But a quick look at Uber's terms of service show the company needs to polish up its legal language, or it might scare people away.

Election day 2012 is here – and for political junkies, that means hours of watching, waiting, and frantically devouring every tidbit of information to try to get a sense of the outcome. What better way to do that than Foursquare's "I Voted" map, which provides real-time updates of voting action around the U.S.?

Airbnb has made a name for itself as the go-to vacation rental site. But hosts and guests should beware: Airbnb's terms of service show that the site puts nearly all the responsibility on you, if something happens to go wrong. Which, as we know, can happen.

The destructive winds of Hurricane Sandy blew away more than just trees and buildings — it swept away my foolish notion that the Web is nothing more than a great place to find cute pictures of cats. It's a vital utility capable of saving lives.

Imgur has become the go-to photo-hosting and sharing website thanks to its strong ties to the Reddit community, with more than 55 million pictures uploaded to its servers each month. And despite its questionable respect for intellectual property rights, Imgur does a fantastic job of trimming down its terms and privacy policy into a digestible format.

Sending sensitive personal information over email is a dangerous security misstep that could make you increasingly vulnerable to hackers. But SafeGmail plugin for Chrome takes the risk out of the whole process by encrypting your messages with military-grade security.

The fledgling 3D printing world is flourishing thanks to the lack of patents imposed upon the industry. But if patent trolls get their way, this could all change. Now, the EFF and Harvard are asking you, dear public, to help them fight back.

Accessing your favorite movies or TV shows on the Web isn't always easy due to a pesky thing called region restrictions. Here is a beginner's guide to using a proxy to skip over the technical wall and start enjoying content from around the world.

We sift fact from speculation in a search for the truth about 15-year-old Amanda Todd's suicide.

Twitter has become a go-to "second screen" for most major events. But after the exhausting experience from last night's presidential debate, I'm cutting the number of screens down to one.

Beneath all the pictures, videos, witty headlines, upvotes, and downvotes sits Reddit's user agreement, which the site conveniently turns a blind eye to on a daily basis.

An in-depth look at automatic license plate readers, the modern law enforcement tool that has civil liberty advocates up in arms.

Too often, using the Web means losing control of your personal data. Here are a few ways to get back in the driver's seat.

Craigslist cuts off the fat to give us straightforward terms of use, and possibly the best privacy policy the Web has to offer.

From the DMCA to the CDA, here are the five laws that every good Internet user should know.

The fledgling 3D printing industry is booming. But as it grows, so too will its list of enemies.

Skype manages to keep its terms of use and privacy policy as slimmed down as possible -- but they're still beasts.

A number of Gmail users have reported spam problems after clicking an email from myZamana. Here, we take a closer look at the company and how to fix the problem.

The 2012 U.S. election is quickly approaching. Here's how to register to vote online before it's too late.

Wal-Mart will no longer carry Amazon's Kindle devices. What's up with that?

Everything you need to know about the AT&T FaceTime policy controversy.