Only 3% of Facebook users would agree to service terms: study

An overwhelming number of Facebook users did not realise they had given their consent to all of the clauses in the social network’s terms and conditions. — dpa

A majority of Facebook users evidently have no idea what they consented to when they registered to use the social ­network, according to a new study conducted by the University of Vienna.

The study presented 1,019 participants with various ­clauses from the social ­network’s terms of service, including its “real name” policy, the unpaid use of users’ names and profile pictures in its ads, and the analysis of personal data for studies and product development.