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Project Gives Power To App Users
- TechCunch, Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:10 AM
Out to create a more informed, empowered app consumer, a new service is offering app ratings, and simple “terms of service” summarizations. Named TOS;DR, the project debuted about a year ago as an outgrowth of the Unhosted project, which, as TechCrunch reports, is a system for building Web apps that leave users in control of their data. The founders say they were inspired in part by Creative Commons, which provides plain English summaries of each license it offers.
