Thousands of people willingly agree to clean toilets all for free Wi-Fi

Purple — a company that provides Wi-Fi hot spots for companies like Outback Steakhouse — revealed that over 22,000 people willingly and unknowingly agreed to do 1,000 hours of community service for blindly agreeing to their terms and conditions.

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If you've used free Wi-Fi at companies like Outback Steakhouse, Legoland or Pizza Express, you've probably willingly (and unknowingly) agreed to do 1,000 hours of community service.

Purple — a UK company that specializes in running Wi-Fi hot spots — shared an article detailing a two-week experiment where it included a spoof "community service clause" into the terms and conditions for the service.

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Purple came clean about its experiment in an article released on July 13 and revealed that over 22,000 people "openly agreed" to do the community service hours by agreeing to the terms.

The clause stated that a user may be required to carry out 1,000 hours of community service, which included things like picking up animal waste at local parks, manually relieving sewer blockages, cleaning porta-potties at festivals and events, and even "painting snail shells to brighten up their existence."

"Don't worry, we aren't going to round up these individuals and ask them to don their rubber gloves and repay the community debt," stated the company in the release. "The real reason behind our experiment is to highlight the lack of consumer awareness when signing up to use free Wi-Fi."

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The CEO of Purple added that users need to be aware of what they are agreeing to when they sign up for Wi-Fi.

"Wi-Fi users need to read terms when they sign up to access a network. What are they agreeing to, how much data are they sharing, and what license are they giving to providers? Our experiment shows it's all too easy to tick a box and consent to something unfair."

This just goes to show that even though it's annoying to do, reading the terms and conditions could keep your private information private (and your hands free of animal waste).

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