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EA's Origin EULA Fixed, Kinda, Sorta, Not Really

Posted on Friday, August 26 @ 16:55:19 Eastern by


Electronic Arts' Origin service has revised its EULA, which users took to the digital streets with pitchforks this week due to its invasive practice of collecting user information to unnamed third parties and marketing reasons. This is in contrast to, say, Steam's EULA which still mines user data but only for Valve's use, no one else's.

EA hopes that the softer, kinder, gentler version will distract users enough from the fact that it doesn't change anything ease user's minds. They can still collect "nonpersonally identifiable data, including computer configuration, software usage, and peripherals connected", but it's done mainly "for purposes of improving our products and services". I don't know, sounds like a robot learning from its human masters.

Nonetheless, the amount of appeasement in this new EULA is palpable:

EA knows that you care how information about you is collected, used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and EA would never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, nor would it ever use spyware or install spyware on users' machines.

See, guys and gals?! Nothing to worry about! EA is only doing watching you watching porn research!

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Comments
  • Ranim
    Ranim
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Aug 26th, 2011 at 5:18 pm
    The pitch forks were largely a symbolic act to threaten the offending party, but now they will be used to fling feces upon them, enter the **** storm!
    0 1
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Aug 26th, 2011 at 7:41 pm
    Always use the overhand fling method, sideways can lead to collateral damage and friendly fire.
    0 2
  • Ranim
    Ranim
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Aug 26th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
    I have some topical cream in case there is any friendly fire.
    0 3
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Aug 27th, 2011 at 5:33 am
    I had that kind of “friendly fire” once, got it from a girl named Louise.
    0 3
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000
    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Aug 26th, 2011 at 9:15 pm
    In all honesty, who actually reads the EULA?
    0 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Aug 27th, 2011 at 5:29 am
    I do when I have insomnia and need to fall asleep.
    0 1
  • CaptainPicard
    CaptainPicard
    Joined: Sep 2010
    Posted: Aug 27th, 2011 at 1:48 am
    lol i like the porn bit :P that really is scary stuff
    0 1
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Aug 27th, 2011 at 5:25 pm
    This all went downhill fast :)
    0 0
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Aug 27th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
    There was a highpoint?
    0 0

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