Many internet service companies have a business model that relies on advertising. A user enters into a contract with the company by accessing the appropriate web page and clicking on the consent button to confirm that the user agrees to the company’s Terms of Service. A contract between the user and the company is established but what of the user who lacks the mental capacity to consent? For years the schizophrenic user might be used for any number of psychological experiments that inevitably make the patient worse.

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