Fastmail.fm new Terms of Serivce\nreflect impending change of ownership in sale to Opera,\nand include Terrible privacy provisions which permit \nthem to invade privacy on behalf of the interest of anyone they choose.
"Notice is effective on posting" is so aggressive as to be rapacious
Even if the No Advance Notice stuff is acceptable in other internet-user contexts, it is beyond rude, beneath raunchy, it is tantamount to rape for email customers, certainly for those who are paying customers.
Opera should upgrade the standard.
Opera should establish a customer-centric approach to this issue.
Opera should establish a customer-centric approach to this issue.
Opera should not use cram-down policies when acquiring customers in a buyout. Opera should show everyone else how to do it right, not copy a bad example.
Email customers suffer greatly in the face of "standard" policy for the online world. Opera is acting no differently than Microsoft or any other buyer in a takeover. But these actions are much harsher when the service is email than with just about any other internet service. The Sellers knew that their customers deserved notice, but instead of providing straightforward statements, they changed the privacy policy and terms of service prior to the sale.
How we use and disclose your information
We will only disclose or use personally identifiable information
where:
To act to protect the interests of its members or others;
our employees and any contractors
who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to
respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us.
However, we will not be held responsible for events arising from
unauthorised access to your personal information.
Fastmail's new Privacy Policy released April 2010\nin anticipation of sale to Opera\nwith terrible provisions about protecting the "interest" of anyone they want to take sides with.