This is really fucked up ... so EA can see all my downloaded porn, music, shows etc. I love Mass Effect but ... damn this sucks!
EA's Origin is creepy and watches you sleep!
- Thread starter Dirty Hipsters
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So, I'll be coming to your house on Thursday. Just in case you might have drugs there, I will root through all your stuff. Then I will write down every piece of information I can get my hands on and sell that information to anyone who will buy it. After all, drugs are bad, mkay?mornal said:
I know this is taking it far, but I still feel your comment is ridicolous. Also, I think the Norwegian Data Inspectorate will have a problem with this.
I don't mind EA watching my sources of po~~~~my little pony streaming <_<
I kinda doubt I will get any problems anyhow.
And else I can't think of any.
Kinda think the government of some sorts know even more than they ever will
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Or EA IS that special part of the government!!! HA! I knew it!
I kinda doubt I will get any problems anyhow.
And else I can't think of any.
Kinda think the government of some sorts know even more than they ever will
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Or EA IS that special part of the government!!! HA! I knew it!
well i have origin installed because my computer isnt a medieval p.o.s that cant handle it, also i like the sims 3
but this is making me kinda think of removing it now, this is kinda fucked up, but no that i have it, i guess they have all the info they need on me, so i guess i might as well keep it
but this is making me kinda think of removing it now, this is kinda fucked up, but no that i have it, i guess they have all the info they need on me, so i guess i might as well keep it
just as a guide for everyone who does download it, and you dont want them monitoring what you do, simply open up task manager and remove it from your memory. if it isn't on your RAM it cant monitor anything you do. open it up play bf3 (because that will be the only game people will have for the use of origin) and then remove it from your RAM and hey presto they cant collect any of your data.
On an added note if i download it and my Eset NOD 32 flares up and blocks the download and says its spyware i shall laugh my head off and complain strait to EA and tell them to sort there act out.
On an added note if i download it and my Eset NOD 32 flares up and blocks the download and says its spyware i shall laugh my head off and complain strait to EA and tell them to sort there act out.
Well I declined to opt-in, but anyway that statistic doesn't account for me! Haha. I have uTorrent installed on a seperate PC to Steam :-DValiance said:
Don't get Origin, that is all you can do. And it's not against the law sadly.bbad89 said:
Origin will be compulsary on all future EA titles. Unless PC gamers decide now that they don't want that, by not using the service/getting the games. It's up to us really as consumers.
I'm going to be missing out on BF3 only because of Origin, bit gutted, but I'll just get Rage anyways. I'm not making a stand or ranting or anything, I just don't want EA's spyware/bloatware on my pc and I don't like the way its heading.
Steam is bad enough.
EA do not need personally identifiable information for anything, I will not have their stuff running on startup on my PC. They are not scanning anything and they arn't tracking how I use it. Simple as.
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I'm going to be missing out on BF3 only because of Origin, bit gutted, but I'll just get Rage anyways. I'm not making a stand or ranting or anything, I just don't want EA's spyware/bloatware on my pc and I don't like the way its heading.
Steam is bad enough.
EA do not need personally identifiable information for anything, I will not have their stuff running on startup on my PC. They are not scanning anything and they arn't tracking how I use it. Simple as.
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Steam Keeps a record of what Steam Games you have installed, and your system specs. It doesn't monitor if you have 10 GB of illegally downloaded TV shows or a cracked copy of photoshop.HassEsser said:
God dammit EA!
The last few EA games I played were buggy as hell and a waste of money. I already am never buying EA games again. This only gives me more reasons.
I'm sure when Origin ask for access the average person would have the following reactiongodofslack said:
"Of course, I want to play my games!"
...Do you honestly think Origin does that?Voodoomancer said:
It might at worst note that you use Photoshop, but it would be way too much work to get it to find out whether or not it's a legitimate copy. For that level of accurate assessment of the contents of your harddrive the application would need a database containing hundreds (or thousands) of MBs worth of information about applications and media.
You don't have to complete the survey if you don't want to. It makes it very clear what data it's collecting and it doesn't affect your ability to play games if you decline.mad825 said:
It's not opt-out, it's opt-in. It's part of the Steam user survey. If you weren't aware of sending your data, then you didn't send your data. Except obvious stuff they have to know like what Steam games you've got.Yosharian said:
From Steam's privacy policy: "Except in the cases described below, Valve will not share personally identifiable information with any third party unless the user agrees to such disclosure in advance." The 'cases described below' are very limited situations like if they are obligated by a court order to release some data. "If an associate of Valve is collecting such personally identifiable information within one of our products or online sites, Valve will make users aware of this at the time the information is gathered."
Does Origin have a similar policy? I should like to read it instead of arguing based on hearsay.
Google is very good about telling you what data it's collecting and having highly configurable preferences for opting out.mornal said:
Also an EULA alone does not satisfy the informed consent provision of the EU Data Protection Directive. A privacy notice is required to be much more visible to the user.Gardenia said:
I know Norway is not in the EU, just pointing out how it might go down elsewhere.
That depends what country you live in, of course.KingsGambit said:
Judging by the responses on this thread, people do care, though they may be in the minority among the general gaming public.prince_xedar said:
Few care about the famine in East Africa either. Doesn't mean that those who do care should do nothing about it.
