Würde ja gern mal wissen wo PCgames die News mit der SoftwareInfo und IP usw her hat. Nicht mal im Offiziellen Forum wurde so eine News gepostet. Ich glaube kaum das EA/Dice gegen geltendes Recht einfach verstößt.
Hier die EULA
http://eacom.s3.amazonaws.com/EULA_Origin+_June+launch_.5.17.11.pdf
Wichtiger Abschnitt:
You agree that EA may collect, use, store and transmit technical and
related information that identifies your computer (including the Internet Protocol 37683v1
Address), operating system, Application usage (including but not limited to
successful installation and/or removal), software, software usage and peripheral
hardware, that may be gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software
updates, dynamically served content, product support and other services to you,
including online services. EA may also use this information combined with
personal information for marketing purposes and to improve our products and
services. We may also share that data with our third party service providers in a
form that does not personally identify you. IF YOU DO NOT WANT EA TO
COLLECT, USE, STORE, TRANSMIT OR DISPLAY THE DATA DESCRIBED IN
THIS SECTION, PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE APPLICATION.
This and all other data provided to EA and/or collected by EA in connection with
your installation and use of this Application is collected, used, stored and
transmitted in accordance with EA’s Privacy Policy located at
EA Games - Electronic Arts. To
the extent that anything in this section conflicts with the terms of EA’s Privacy
Policy, the terms of the Privacy Policy shall control.
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