Terms and Conditions May Apply
An urgent documentary investigation into how supposedly free internet services turn everyday consent into a surrender of privacy.
Overview
Explore the hidden costs of online convenience and the erosion of privacy in the digital age.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- urgent
- analytical
- wary
- technology discussion
- privacy awareness viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized the film's timely warning about big data and privacy, while some found its argument diffuse and overly dependent on generalizations.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film examines how users surrender data when accepting online terms from companies such as Facebook and Google.
Its central subject is the continuing disappearance of online privacy and the economic value extracted from user data.
The film assembles perspectives from figures including Mark Zuckerberg, Moby, and Raymond Kurzweil alongside its investigative presentation.
The documentary centers on internet interfaces, data practices, and the unseen consequences of clicking “I Agree.”
Films like Terms and Conditions May Apply, and why
The Great Hack
technology-focused documentary examining digital surveillance, data collection, and the social consequences of internet platforms
The Social Dilemma
investigative documentary about internet culture, corporate power, and the hidden costs of digital convenience
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
critical documentary portrait of technology's influence on society, privacy, and personal autonomy
Movie Details
- Director
- Cullen Hoback
- Release Date
- 2013-07-12
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (202)
Cast
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Moby
- Leigh Bryan
- Raymond Kurzweil
- Joe Lipari
- Max Schrems
- Christopher Shin
- Julian Assange
- Edward Snowden
- Rupert Murdoch
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Terms and Conditions May Apply about?
- An urgent documentary investigation into how supposedly free internet services turn everyday consent into a surrender of privacy.
- What is Terms and Conditions May Apply like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Terms and Conditions May Apply as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Terms and Conditions May Apply violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Terms and Conditions May Apply.
- What did critics think of Terms and Conditions May Apply?
- Critics broadly recognized the film's timely warning about big data and privacy, while some found its argument diffuse and overly dependent on generalizations.
- Which films are like Terms and Conditions May Apply?
- Films with a similar feel include The Great Hack, The Social Dilemma, and We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks.
- How long is Terms and Conditions May Apply?
- Terms and Conditions May Apply runs 79 minutes.
- Where can I watch Terms and Conditions May Apply?
- In United States, Terms and Conditions May Apply is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
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