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Re:Dozens of PC games drop tracking software after surveilla... by whyever on Friday July 20, 2018 @11:30AM (#17575787)
> And both the game devs and Red Shell as far as I can see aren't selling this data.

Just collecting the data makes it vulnerable to abuse. What if there is a breach?

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Re:Dozens of PC games drop tracking software after surveilla... by lozenge on Friday July 20, 2018 @05:00PM (#17578877)
So somebody will know what timezone I have, what fonts I have installed and what browsers? Linked to my in-game ID?

I am struggling to think of how this affect my life.

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