“This Is a Disaster:” Game Developers Scramble to Deal with Unity’s New Fees

Re:“This Is a Disaster:” Game Developers Scramble to Deal wi... by TheRoque on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @04:07AM (#37493642)

"Q: Is software made in unity going to be calling home to unity whenever it's ran, even for enterprice licenses? A: We use a composite model for counting runtime installs that collects data from numerous sources. The Unity Runtime Fee will use data in compliance with GDPR and CCPA. The data being requested is aggregated and is being used for billing purposes."

Source: https://forum.unity.com/threads/unity-plan-pricing-and-packa...

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Re:“This Is a Disaster:” Game Developers Scramble to Deal wi... by TekMol on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @04:11AM (#37493671)

    use data in compliance with GDPR

That is what Google also claims.

But the curts have ruled such claims from US companies are worth nothing because the US government has access to that data and has not made such claims.

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Re:“This Is a Disaster:” Game Developers Scramble to Deal wi... by cccbbbaaa on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @04:44AM (#37493954)

The cases you are referring to are Schrems I (which cancelled the Safe Harbor transfer agreement) and II (which cancelled the Privacy Shield). But, the commission ratified a new agreement between the EU and the USA in July, the DPF. So such transfers are now possible again, without any further protections. Until Schrems III, that is.

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Re:“This Is a Disaster:” Game Developers Scramble to Deal wi... by cccbbbaaa on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @04:50AM (#37494013)

I'd like to know which legal basis is used for this processing.

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