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News from the Beeb (and elsewhere) that Sony has amended the terms on PSN so that you have to waive any right to to collectively sue Sony over future security breaches, but have to try to resolve things on an individual binding basis with using an arbitrator chosen by Sony. Ouch.

You can opt out of this new TOS, but you have to by post within 30 days, to the relevant address in California... silenced

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PSN changing TOS to prevent collective actions

scene wrote:

News from the Beeb (and elsewhere) that Sony has amended the terms on PSN so that you have to waive any right to to collectively sue Sony over future security breaches, but have to try to resolve things on an individual binding basis with using an arbitrator chosen by Sony. Ouch.

You can opt out of this new TOS, but you have to by post within 30 days, to the relevant address in California... silenced

 

 

Sounds reasonable. I imagine it's aimed at US customers. Us brits are far too polite, even with the proliferation of adverts telling us it's a great idea.

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RE: Sony Playstation Network (PSN) collective actions

Im pretty sure theres nothing sony can put in their that will circumnavigate english law regardless of what it says

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RE: Sony Playstation Network (PSN) collective actions

Especailly as we don't have a direct equivalent of Class Action in this country. I agreed anyway - there were French teenagers online that neeeded shooting! 

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RE: Sony Playstation Network (PSN) collective actions

aliEnRIK wrote:

Im pretty sure theres nothing sony can put in their that will circumnavigate english law regardless of what it says

I haven't seen you around for a while! Where have you been?

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bigboss wrote:

 

I haven't seen you around for a while! Where have you been?

 

here n there Tongue out

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aliEnRIK wrote:

here n there Tongue out

I know exactly what you mean! Wink

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