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| bf2142 spyware; wtf | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 25 2006, 12:41 AM (292 Views) | |
| Silverhawk | Oct 25 2006, 12:41 AM Post #1 |
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my bro shadowhawk told me about this so i looked it up. found this somewhere When you open the box, a big slip of paper falls out first, preceeding any discs or manuals. The slip of paper says, essentially, that 2142 includes monitoring software which runs while your computer is online, and records "anonymous" information like your IP address, surfing habits (probably via cookie scans), and other "computing habits" in order to report this information back to ad companies and ad servers, which generates in-game ads. Now, I can live with certain in-game ads (though apparently there will be Dodge truck and Neon ads in the bleak, futuristic world of 2142), but including a lengthy description - outside of even the Eula - seems to indicate even EA knows that this is some shady borderline spyware shit. I don't support it and won't be buying 2142 (for a host of other reasons, too). bit rude for a corparete company to include spyware in a full price software. although we have seen it before. personaly i think this is unacceptable |
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| RHINO_11 | Oct 25 2006, 01:49 AM Post #2 |
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Semi 1337 Moron
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i bought my game and looked at all the bits and pieces, and i dident see the slip your talkin about, probly some romour |
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| Tradjik | Oct 25 2006, 07:15 AM Post #3 |
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Tell your brother to get back to gamefaqs... It's not spyware, it doesn't track your surfing habits...it's coding that runs in-game, and determines what ads will be shown in-game by where you live in the world (which is why it records your IP), then detects how long you look at the ads and which ones... I don't find anything wrong with this...apart from getting ads shoved down our throats...but meh, EA are money whores, what can you do..? |
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| Prettycrap | Oct 25 2006, 02:33 PM Post #4 |
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Semi 1337 Moron
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and (More Relevant)
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These are Brian Clevingers (Of 8 bit theatres) opinion on the subject, I thought they were informative enough aswell as amusing (URL for copywrite issues: http://www.nuklearpower.com/) It also sums up just about everything I know about the issue, so yep thats my opinion too. |
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| Silverhawk | Oct 26 2006, 01:47 AM Post #5 |
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well that seems a bit better. like i said i only had a quick search on the subject and trust pc and tradjik the nweb monkeys to prove me wrong. still dont like the idea of advertising in someting you already pay for. for example. paytv. every channel has adds on it execpt the movie chan. id be all for adds if the game was free or even half the standard price but a full price game... i dont know. |
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| Tradjik | Oct 26 2006, 03:57 AM Post #6 |
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shitsux
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ea needs mo' money, yo |
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| reddy | Oct 27 2006, 07:18 PM Post #7 |
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WHOAWHOA
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when you stuff heaps of icecream in your mouth you get brainfreeze. |
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| mr-homer | Oct 27 2006, 09:24 PM Post #8 |
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Semi 1337 Moron
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and thats how you get spyware........ |
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| Tradjik | Oct 27 2006, 10:23 PM Post #9 |
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shitsux
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thas how niggaz git fuckd up |
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| Superbeast | Oct 27 2006, 11:07 PM Post #10 |
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n00b Moron
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I won't be buying it thats for sure, due to the fact I wasnt getting it anyway. ;) |
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| Tradjik | Oct 28 2006, 03:30 AM Post #11 |
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shitsux
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i will probably buy it due to the fact i already have :x |
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