Battlefield 2142 With a Dash of Spyware
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 10/17/2006 05:38 PM [ Print | 4 comment(s) ] · 1916 views
Tipper Nic directs our attention to this forum post, where we read of a disheartening little slip of paper that suggests some seriously gross spyware will be installed along with Battlefield 2142, all in the name of in-game advertising:
Update: Some of you guys wanted to have a read of the new IGA white paper Click Here! and here's EA's take of the situation
Bottom line is your paying for a personal ad server? LOL and you think that's ok? Think again and would you trust EA with your personal information?
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.
Kotaku
Update: Some of you guys wanted to have a read of the new IGA white paper Click Here! and here's EA's take of the situation
Bottom line is your paying for a personal ad server? LOL and you think that's ok? Think again and would you trust EA with your personal information?
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.
Kotaku
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PTK1982 Unregistered |
#65368 Posted on: 10/18/2006 06:31 AM
Yes as Estero said this is final drop. First they put bf2142 beta code in bf2 in form of a patch. Now there is spyware and ads in game. To EA/DICE i wouldn't buy it even if it would be last game in earth. Also pirating is waste of bandwith hope its flop BIG time! |
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Esthero Unregistered |
#65370 Posted on: 10/18/2006 07:22 PM
ok thx m8 I will take a look at it |
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Esthero Unregistered |
#65371 Posted on: 10/18/2006 07:46 PM
Ok goodbye Battlefield 2142 and hello Quake Wars |
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Jaybo Unregistered |
#65376 Posted on: 10/19/2006 04:20 AM
The response from EA is completely retarded. How difficult would it be to implement a region question in the install procedure? Why this sneaky crap? |
