A EULA, or "End User License Agreement" is all that legal mumbo-jumbo you see when you install a computer program: you have to "Click 'I accept' to continue".Few people realize that by clicking 'I Accept', they are signing a legally binding contract; agreeing to the terms and conditions outlined in all that text they never bothered to read.
There's been some controversy lately because game companies have been adding terms to their EULAs allowing them to legally scan their customer's computer for items of interest. Without realizing it, customers had granted legal access to their computers and all of it's information!
So EULAs can be bad, but how do you know when you're about to "click through" some harsh and invasive legal agreement?
Enter "Eulyzer". Eulyzer is software that automatically parses the text of a EULA, and notifies you if there's something of concern contained in the agreement.
Link to Boing Boing: Automatic abusive language detector for EULAs
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