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1. GrimRita
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   The Escapist has found something interesting regarding EA naff download service - Origin. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.308724-EAs-Origin-is-creepy-and-watches-you-sleep

   If you read the End User License Agreement for Origin it states that by installing Origin you're giving EA the right to monitor your PC and to make a profile of you, including what programs you have installed (and whether you have any illegally downloaded material), what websites you use, etc., and that EA reserves the right to share or sell this information to third parties

   Gotta love EA and just when you think they couldnt sink any lower, they do.

   Posted 1 year ago #

2. Yoshi
   Member

   What.. The.. Fuck... nice find

   Posted 1 year ago #

3. Phoenixblight
   Member

   I am assuming you have never read any EULA before. Apple, Steam, D2D, all have the same bull shit of monitoring your info. But No EA is new kid on the block so people ignore the other companies doing it.

   Posted 1 year ago #

4. revolting
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   The amount of naivety on display in that Escapist thread is incredible.

   As Phoenixblight said, this is old hat, big time. People are just up in arms about it because Origin is the current villain of the season and bandwagons are where all the cool kids hang out.

   Which is not to say that I condone this kind of information farming, but none the less, it's not new to anyone who has looked at any EULA in the last ten years, nor is it illegal, as you consented to it when you pressed "Accept" as part of the install process.

   Posted 1 year ago #

5. GrimRita
   Member

   The other DD's I dont know much about but Steam dont monitor your web activity nor sell it to third parties. I assume that they do monitor your in game activity and pass on that info to third parties(the publishers).

   But monitoring everything you do on your PC is totally against the law and EA had better call their lawyers because I certainly can see the UK government not liking this!

   Sure EA are 'the villians' of the moment, simply because they are acting like a bunch of pricks with their Origin 'service'. This will end up biting them hard on the arse.

   Posted 1 year ago #

6. Phoenixblight
   Member

   I assume you only read the OP and not the entire thread there are multiple links from other posters that show valve does do exactly that. Next time before you want to post information, research before you post otherwise you look like a moron.

   "By using Valve's online sites and products, users agree that Valve may collect aggregate information, individual information, and personally identifiable information, as defined below. Valve may share aggregate information and individual information with other parties."

   Right there on Valve TOS.

   Blizzard does the same thing look up Blizzard Warden, Facebook is also know for sell information to Companies. You think Microsoft, Google, firefox and other programs you don'pad don't do the same thing well you would be sorely mistaken even your ISP knows what and where you download stuff and can even throttle downloads from sites like bittorrent. You are on the internet there is no way to not be found out what you are doing on it.

   Posted 1 year ago #

7. viralshag
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   I am somewhat amazed that people still seem to think they have some form of ultimate privacy when using anything related to the internet. I would have thought by now, unless you are some sort of whiz kid, you would realise you're leaving footprints all over the place.

   You're always being watched.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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