Battlefield3 Origin's EULA and data collection

[phoneyLogic]

2. Consent to Collection and Use of Data.

 

You agree that EA may collect, use, store and transmit technical and related information that identifies your computer (including the Internet Protocol Address), operating system, Application usage (including but not limited to successful installation and/or removal), software, software usage and peripheral hardware, that may be gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, dynamically served content, product support and other services to you, including online services. EA may also use this information combined with personal information for marketing purposes and to improve our products and services. We may also share that data with our third party service providers in a form that does not personally identify you. IF YOU DO NOT WANT EA TO COLLECT, USE, STORE, TRANSMIT OR DISPLAY THE DATA DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE APPLICATION. This and all other data provided to EA and/or collected by EA in connection with your installation and use of this Application is collected, used, stored and transmitted in accordance with EA’s Privacy Policy located at www.ea.com. To the extent that anything in this section conflicts with the terms of EA’s Privacy Policy, the terms of the Privacy Policy shall control.

 

http://tos.ea.com/legalapp/eula/us/en/ORIGIN/

 

 

In my book, this is bad news.

[CommanderCrazy]

Better news.

http://bf3blog.com/2011/08/ea-updates-origin-eula-after-criticism/

[phoneyLogic]

Better news.

http://bf3blog.com/2011/08/ea-updates-origin-eula-after-criticism/

 

 

I don't see any difference. They just wrote that before that above quotet stuff. The EULA now looks like this.

 

2. Consent to Collection and Use of Data.

 

EA knows that you care how information about you is collected, used and

shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly.

Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and EA

would never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, nor would it

ever use spyware or install spyware on users’ machines. We and agents acting

on our behalf do not share information that personally identifies you without your

consent, except in rare instances where disclosure is required by law or to

enforce EA’s legal rights.

 

In addition to information that you give EA directly, EA collects non-personally identifiable (or anonymous) information for purposes of improving our

products and services, providing services to you, facilitating the provision of

software updates, dynamically served content and product support as well as

communicating with you. The non-personally identifiable information that EA

collects includes technical and related information that identifies your computer

(including the Internet Protocol Address) and operating system, as well as

information about your Application usage (including but not limited to successful

installation and/or removal), software, software usage and peripheral hardware.

As noted above, this information is gathered periodically for purposes such as

improving our products and services, troubleshooting bugs, and otherwise

enhancing your user experience.

 

This and all other data provided to EA and/or collected by EA in

connection with your installation and use of this Application is collected, used,

stored and transmitted in accordance with EA’s Privacy Policy located at

www.ea.com. To the extent that anything in this section conflicts or is

inconsistent with the terms of EA’s Privacy Policy, the terms of the Privacy Policy

shall control.

 

It's the same poo. They are still scanning your computer entirely. They just claim your IP would be anonymous and that they don't sell all your computer's data. And they made a nice sounding but rather pointles statement before that EA knows that you care...

I don't know what they dream, but I'm not going to install that Software. :armscrossed:

[Ghogiel]

It's just copy pasted from other actual games EULA. Some Steam games has basically that.

The reason why it is in Origin itself and not on the game(it's probably in the game EULA as well) is I guess origin is pretty much EA. And EA games often have that sort of thing in their EULA.

[phoneyLogic]

You must be joking. They made a Software which collects the data.

[Ghogiel]

You must be joking. They made a Software which collects the data.

I remember when this was all conspiracy nut stuff. It's actually happened like the tinfoil hat types said it would. :wacko:

 

There are games EULA which state they can read you messenger chat and are allowed to publish it online. so MSN Skype, etc.

 

You have to encrypt your actual emails with at least 12 character passwords, then attach those to you actual emails to make them unlikely to be cracked within a year by google.

[phoneyLogic]

;D

No, I don't wana loose any convenience. So, I guess I just don't install Origin.

 

 

There are games EULA which state they can read you messenger chat and are allowed to publish it online. so MSN Skype, etc.

What game does claim things like that? I never recognized such rude behavior.

[Ghogiel]

 

 

There are games EULA which state they can read you messenger chat and are allowed to publish it online. so MSN Skype, etc.

What game does claim things like that? I never recognized such rude behavior.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2109777

[Gracinfields]

It looks a lot like the old EULA from EA Downloader years ago and no one made a big stink of it then.

[JimboUK]

They do seem to be going out of their way to promote piracy, already as paying customers we have to put up with intrusive DRM, now they want to install what is basically spyware. "Trust us" coming from a company like EA doesn't fill me with confidence.