BF2142, now with free SPYWARE

[Steve]

http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13049860

So. In the latest CGW podcast, they received retail boxed copies of BF 2142.

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 ****. I don't support it and won't be buying 2142 (for a host of other reasons, too).

think that's gonna annoy a few peeps.

anyone for ET:QW?

[-Tigger-]

well, im not surprised.. wont be long until they start taking credit card details from u.. cant believe they r getting away with spying.. they should do what they did in fear etc.. advertising brands in game (putting coca cola bottles etc in it..)

[Hellfighter]

will they been saying in the pass like NFS: Newer games they may come with sponsor ads in the game, but to have a ad-ware software in it running in the back ground to use your bandwidth to run ads inside the game is a new low.

game better be free they getting paid for getting information that is sent in to others to run ads inside the game and the player get none of it? for using of his system for these ads company pocket the money off his hardware use.

what they think a PC is a shareware system when the game get instill now? for use.

A TV-Ads the TV-Channels they show the ads on their system (Channel) you can bet they get paid for it. think there should be some kick back for the owner of the computer for these ads to run on their system as will. i can see a law suit coming.

they can suck on that one big time. i not going to have a thing to do with it totall. i get all the ads i need to see in games logo and Tv-set as will. hate adwares to the max.

[IcIshoot]

[qoute]think there should be some kick back for the owner of the computer for these ads to run on their system as will.[/qoute]


Now thats an interesting idea... Especially if your hosting a server. a few pennies for each time a player looks at the ad in the game sent to the server owner....


IcI

[Hellfighter]

you got it a host pays to host a game on their server and a adware showing as is display there should be some kick back for the host server even if it not them hosting it.

[Grenademan]

Thats absurd!

[.DareDevil.]

Well eventually they will be spying and see some things that they dont want to and it will teach them not to do it.Hell even the President got in troulbe to spying and how are they getting by with it.Probably a cover up or bribery with some company.A Conspiracy!

[Chrispy]

What idiots!

Chris_OJB_DF645 --

[SilentTrigger]

DICE:

The information that is gathered is specifically related to the ingame ads themselves and not anything personally related to you.

There is no additional spy ware software installed secretly to your machine.

Data will only be gathered from in game. Web browsing and other profiling data is not being gathered.

Squib has essentially nailed it. The purpose of the gathering is to determine if an ad is viewed by players.

http://www.totalbf2142.com/forums/sh...?t=4180&page=2


Company that is in charge of ingame ads, say:

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=11300

[Sal UK]

records "anonymous" information like your IP address, surfing habits

How can it be Anoymous if it takes your IP?The IP is A range of numbers given in block to your ISP then 1 is allocated to your account. So it aint that enonymous..

[SilentTrigger]

Well your IP is recorded on most sites already heh

Amd its anonymous until you gather information from the ISP. Its up to the ISP to decide to release information or not.

[Sal UK]

Originally posted by SilentTrigger*MFA*
Well your IP is recorded on most sites already heh

Amd its anonymous until you gather information from the ISP. Its up to the ISP to decide to release information or not.

Yes very true m8....

I have gone off EA Games for the PC anyway, They all seem to be just Mods for the previous games. BF2 and addons just sit on my computer not doing anything except taking up space.

Day Of Defeat Source Is where I'd rather be.