Microsoft clarifies that game activity is shared with third parties in new ToS

Re:Microsoft clarifies that game activity is shared with thi... by koluna on Sunday July 03, 2022 @04:11PM (#31970615)

Getting really tired of the game of cat and mouse with telemetry domains, but alas the vast majority of the population does not understand the risks to their privacy, nor are they educated about the extent of data collection and re-selling that is happening in the industry.

It's as if we need to simplify the way we have 18,337,398 page Privacy Policy into something like "We collect and sell your data to the following parties: 1, 2, 3". Bet at least then you'd have some people against the mass telemetrization of every nook and cranny of your devices.

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Re:Microsoft clarifies that game activity is shared with thi... by rkagerer on Sunday July 03, 2022 @05:26PM (#31971180)

I wonder if it might also help if companies were compelled to share specifics. E.g. Imagine just like the "Security" tab in $WEBSITE that lists all your recent logins and originating IP's, there were a "Privacy" tab showing each disclosure.

  7/2: We told Facebook you visited our website
  7/3: We shared your recent search on "Ukraine" with Cambridge Analytica

Even more-so if you could audit your telemetry data blockchain-style as it propagates through the ether...

  7/14: Cambridge Analytica shared your Ukraine search history with Russian FSB

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