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Re:Microsoft clarifies that game activity is shared with thi... by curiousllama on Sunday July 03, 2022 @04:47PM (#31970878)
Yea, this is a good point. It’d be a travesty if they locked down the API. So much good content comes from low key user data.

Ultimately, if I’m playing in a public lobby, I kind of assume that game data is public anyway.

This is less “user data” like Facebook and more “user data” like my bowling alley automatically posting scores online.

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Re:Microsoft clarifies that game activity is shared with thi... by koluna on Sunday July 03, 2022 @05:46PM (#31971291)
There is a big difference between "We enable others to access data with user permission" and "your game play, activities and usage of games and Xbox Services will be tracked and shared with applicable third-parties, including game developers". The latter means that they leave the door open to that data being sold and shared with "partners" if it's convenient.
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