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(10-17-2006,
05:44 AM)
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Battlefield 2142 With a Dash of Spyware
#1
In case you missed it, Battlefield 2142 has a little surprise in store for people:
Courtesy of Shacknews (although Kotak.u reported it as well, but GAF censors that for some reason):
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Don't like it? Spread the word via Digg or contact EA and let them know how shitty that is. |
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Formerly Wakune
(10-17-2006,
05:51 AM)
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#5
was thinking this would be the first BF game I buy
I think I'll still get it edit: meh, on second thought might as well wait for quake wars, I could use my money to buy my brother a better birthday gift Last edited by Gattsu25 : 10-17-2006 at 05:57 AM. |
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not an idiot
(10-17-2006,
05:53 AM)
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#8
Originally Posted by TekunoRobby:
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Nobody ruins my family vacation but me...and maybe the boy!
(10-17-2006,
05:56 AM)
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#9
Boooo, I was planning on getting it just a few hours ago, but I'm already gonna pay $50 + for the game, why the **** would I want spyware as an extra? EA and it's in game ads can go **** itself, I'm not getting the game anymore.
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drunk, naked and uncooperative
(10-17-2006,
05:57 AM)
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#11
Dear EA,
Before logging in, I went to GAF, www.sweetjesusihatebilloreilly.com and several porn sites, mostly about busty Japanese race girls. My IP address is dynamic, so if you see any one-legged nun porn, that's not me. Yours sincerely NoScope2Dome |
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Member
(10-17-2006,
06:09 AM)
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#21
Originally Posted by White Man:
Only if all PC gamers be united and don't buy this crap from EA. As long as ppl keep buying EA crap, stuff like this is gonna happen. There are enough ppl out there who will buy and will give enough motivation to EA to make another sequel. |
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Banned
(10-17-2006,
06:10 AM)
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#22
http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13054817
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beaten too hard
or not enough <3 (10-17-2006,
06:15 AM)
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#24
Originally Posted by ManaByte:
i dunno it says right there it tracks your ip and "other anonymous data" to give you ads in game |
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Member
(10-17-2006,
06:20 AM)
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#28
Originally Posted by ManaByte:
If it was just downloaded ads like you see on a website, then EA could implement the system on the server-side. We need a lot more information about what is being installed here. |
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Member
(10-17-2006,
06:20 AM)
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#29
There shouldn't be any ****ing ads in games at all. PERIOD.
Also, yes, it does collect info on your surfing habits.. otherwise the in-game ads would be wholly ineffective. Never going to buy an EA game with in-game ads, or any other company's game for that matter. I won't support advertising in one of the few mediums that remained free of it. |
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PLATYPOTAMUS is evolving!
PLATYPOTAMUS evolved into PLATYPOTAMOTATIMUS! (10-17-2006,
06:27 AM)
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#32
Originally Posted by White Man:
Seriously. There would be no words to describe my rage if the whole Spore content creation/sharing was packaged with this sort of shit. |
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Official Forum Cocksucker
(10-17-2006,
06:30 AM)
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#34
Originally Posted by davepoobond:
Except that 2 of the next gen consoles have web browsers, and possibly both store cookies. EA could implement something like that on the wii and ps3. |
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you can't put a price on sparks
(10-17-2006,
06:37 AM)
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#37
Originally Posted by Pimpbaa:
at least its not on my PC, which has more sensitive info than a game console will |
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United under V.A.G.I.N.A.
(10-17-2006,
06:39 AM)
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#38
Originally Posted by Defcon:
since stores won't take back opened software wil EA refund me my moniez? |
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Member
(10-17-2006,
06:39 AM)
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#39
Originally Posted by Defcon:
A little late for that after the seal is broken on the box. Most retailers won't take a return on a game once its opened. EA should have to post that outside the box. |
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his black heart pumps poison
(10-17-2006,
06:41 AM)
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#41
Originally Posted by ZombieSupaStar:
Technically, any online game tracks your IP. It disgusts me that they expect us to pay to be advertised at, but I can't deem this truly evil unless they are collecting shit they have no right being near. |
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Member
(10-17-2006,
06:45 AM)
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#43
Btw, Splinter Cell: Double Agent is doing the same thing.
http://clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3623683 |
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United under V.A.G.I.N.A.
(10-17-2006,
06:46 AM)
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#44
Originally Posted by White Man:
for an extra $10 a year you can turn off data mining. yes, i'm SUPA HIRO and i saw the future |
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Official GAF Bottom Feeder
(10-17-2006,
06:49 AM)
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#45
Why are places reporting this like it's news? Guess what, ever game with in game ads does this. SWAT 4? Yep. Planetside? Yep. Anarchy Online? Yep.
All of them. It's just monitoring what ads you look at and for how long. Don't like it, tough, it's coming to consoles very very soon. |
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United under V.A.G.I.N.A.
(10-17-2006,
06:51 AM)
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#47
Originally Posted by Defcon:
Massive seems somewhat different...see privacy plicy Four important points underlie our privacy policy: 1. We do not collect personally identifiable information ("PII"). PII generally includes information that Massive or other third parties could use to determine the identity of a game player, such as name, address, phone number, or email address. We currently do not collect PII when we deliver in-game advertisements. However, as stated below, we do not have the ability to prevent our game publisher or developer partners, or game console manufacturers, from collecting PII about game players. Accordingly, we encourage you always to read the privacy policies and end-user license agreements associated with the games you play, and the game consoles you purchase, to understand issues relating to your online privacy. 2. We do not currently utilize cookies to deliver in-game advertising and we do not place persistent data or install persistent tracking mechanisms on game players’ computers. 3. We require that our game publisher and developer partners, as well as console manufacturers, promise to comply with applicable law and we encourage them to engage in fair information practices. We request that our partners acknowledge and comply with applicable law including laws relating to online privacy. We also encourage our partners to create privacy policies and to provide game players with access to their privacy policies through end-user license agreements. Although we cannot monitor every in-game interaction tracked by each of our many game publisher and developer partners and match it to each respective partner's privacy policy, we may monitor our partner’s privacy policies to determine whether we believe they have complied with their obligations under applicable privacy laws. 4. We strive to keep promises we make about information we gather online. We may change our privacy policy as we add new services or change existing services, but we endeavor to treat information we possess (including information collected from our corporate Web site) in a manner consistent with the policy under which it was collected. If part or all of our assets or business operations are acquired or otherwise transferred, we will take steps to ensure that these same principles continue to apply to the acquiring company, but cannot guarantee the policy or practice of any third party. |
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Member
(10-17-2006,
06:55 AM)
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#48
Originally Posted by Schafer:
They see I play a medic and want to put an ad for med school*? More power to them. But if they are collecting data from my computer, cookies or otherwise, this shit is unacceptable. *Worst. Example. Ever! |
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Member
(10-17-2006,
06:57 AM)
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#49
Originally Posted by monchi-kun:
Ahh. It's still hilarious. Having an in-game ad for a razor that says, "the good guy never has a beard" and then claiming that ties into the game because the protagonist is shaven...pure hilarity. |
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Member
(10-17-2006,
06:58 AM)
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#50
I entered this thread expecting typical GAF overreaction, but yeah... that sounds pretty bad.
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It sounds to me likel tehy are collecting stuff completely unrelated to the game based on your internet use. It even warns you to not even install the game on a machine that connects to the iternet, let alone play it. |
