“By using this site...”

I am both amused and bemused by web sites with meaningless “privacy policies” that have a javascript thing at the bottom of the screen with a “close” button that reads “By using this site, you agree to our privacy policies and terms of service.”
No, Mister Idiotic Newspaper Man (It’s almost always newspapers), that is most certainly not the agreement. By posting your web site on the open internet, you agree that I can use your content any damned legal way I wish.
I love most of what’s happened technologically this century. I hate what’s happened to society nd especially hate the war against truth.