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[Pejo]

Days Gone PC Data Collection Policy Is a Privacy Nightmare

Caught by several players, Days Gone's data protection policies are quite zealous about reading players' keystrokes, folders, and files.

in.ign.com

Apparently it's implementing a keylogger and a file scanner while it's running. Sony is stating it's to prevent cheating. In a single player game.

*edit*

Guide to block the .exe's per TrumpacShakur below

Here is a guide to block the 2 exes from sending your data to sony

Steam Community :: Guide :: Offline Mode (no data collection)

Guide to prevent the days gone and it's third party app to access the internet and therefore prevent it from collecting data....

steamcommunity.com

 

[Guilty_AI]

My guess is Sony wanted to collect data on the players for market analysis. Either that or some multiplayer is on the way.

Probably not familiar enough with PC ecosystem to know players detect that kind of shit in a flash tho.

EDIT:
So, doing some snooping around, its all probably because of this:




Knowing that, my new guess is that that this is just a template policy Sony uses for all of their games.
With that said, its poorly worded here and they probably should makes some changes, otherwise it becomes open to misinterpretation.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Gross

 

[GHG]

So the PS5 version is superior after all?

Take that Alex Battaglia!

Spoiler

In all seriousness this is some bullshit that needs to be removed or made an opt-in option.

 

[OverHeat]

Ignorance is bliss screw this thread joking BTW

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

Shitty on Sony part, but you can simply block any access to the interwebs. Sorry Sony, you can't steal my data from me. Shame on you.

*Proceeds to load save game*

 

[LostDonkey]

Wow that's pretty fucked up.

 

[Lanrutcon]

Goddamnit, Sony. Your evil has gone too far.

*implements firewall rule*

...justice has prevailed.

 

[noonjam]

sigh

 

[Yoboman]

Sony will take down the windows ecosystem with malware, that’s the master plan

 

[TwistedSyn]

Yeah this is gross Sony. The fuck you doing?
Hopefully this gets removed.

 

[Kilau]

I noticed when I first loaded the game there was no option to opt out just limited or full data collection, pretty lame.

 

[Pejo]

Somebody load up the game and just type "fuck Jimbo Ryan!" 1000x and see if you have a black Sony van pull up in your neighborhood.

 

[SirKicksalot]

Caught by Steam user Higgsterman (via IGN reader Aworas)

Good source, great reporting.

 

[Fbh]

Sony is like.

"If you want our games you either get a Ps5 or you pay with your info"

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Can you disable it?

 

[Gen.Grievous]

The question is does it actually do this or this just typical EULA bullshit.

 

[Holammer]

I just discussed this with a dev & privacy enthusiast supreme and he kept asking about proof, is there any? Just because an EULA claims the right to harvest your liver, they're probably not gonna do it.

 

[ManaByte]

A fucking KEYLOGGER? What the hell does a single-player game need a keylogger for? Hell, I think in some states those may be illegal actually. Some states look at keylogging as a form of wiretapping.

 

[Fake]

Is this what they call 'no pain, no gain'?

 

[elliot5]

How is keystroke analytics useful in a game like this..

 

[Saber]

It's already stupid all this collectiing shit/checkers. It's even more stupidier when its about a single player game.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

A fucking KEYLOGGER? What the hell does a single-player game need a keylogger for? Hell, I think in some states those may be illegal actually. Some states look at keylogging as a form of wiretapping.

How is keystroke analytics useful in a game like this..

Jokes on them, can't log my keystrokes if I'm using a controller

 

[Barakov]

I guess I won't double dip then.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

It's honestly probably part of the AI assistant Sony patented for in game clues and hints. PC gamers have the highest IQ you know, so it would make sense to learn from the best.















Jp y'all, it's a joke!

 

[kretos]

a lot of people afraid for their privacy aka porn sites they visit lol

 

[Pejo]

a lot of people afraid for their privacy aka porn sites they visit lol

Not a personal attack, but do you frequently start playing Sony games and then tab out and start watching porn? Because that's the only time this would be relevant. I would guess no, but your tag has me curious.

 

[Skifi28]

Joke's on them. After they see the pr0n I usually browse, they'll beg me to stop collecting my data.

 

[Md Ray]

 

[TrumpacShakur]

Here is a guide to block the 2 exes from sending your data to sony

Steam Community :: Guide :: Offline Mode (no data collection)

Guide to prevent the days gone and it's third party app to access the internet and therefore prevent it from collecting data....

steamcommunity.com

 

[kretos]

Not a personal attack, but do you frequently start playing Sony games and then tab out and start watching porn? Because that's the only time this would be relevant. I would guess no, but your tag has me curious.

 

[Great Hair]

Maybe Sony is trying to steal Gamepass credentials!!!

 

[Skifi28]

Not a personal attack, but do you frequently start playing Sony games and then tab out and start watching porn? Because that's the only time this would be relevant. I would guess no, but your tag has me curious.

You don't even need to tab out. Sony games are porn.

 

[Kenpachii]

One way for people to not buy your game.

 

[Pejo]

You don't even need to tab out. Sony games are porn.

True.

 

[zeorhymer]

The question is does it actually do this or this just typical EULA bullshit.

I just discussed this with a dev & privacy enthusiast supreme and he kept asking about proof, is there any? Just because an EULA claims the right to harvest your liver, they're probably not gonna do it.

So where's the receipts? Is there a keylogger that is installed or is this just a boiler plate template?

 

[bender]

Not a personal attack, but do you frequently start playing Sony games and then tab out and start watching porn? Because that's the only time this would be relevant. I would guess no, but your tag has me curious.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

True.

There's a better version of that picture...

 

[Unknown?]

Can't complain about this if you use Windows 10 which is factory spyware. It has a built in keylogger, called cortana.

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[geary]

https://in.ign.com/days-gone/159155/news/days-gone-pc-data-collection-policy-is-a-privacy-nightmare

Sony's latest first-party game to make its way to PC, Days Gone, is facing flak for its data collection policies. Caught by Steam user Higgsterman (via IGN reader Aworas), Days Gone reportedly tracks every keystroke a player might make on their computer while the game is running.

Other data collected by Days Gone while it is running includes details on folders and all of their contents regardless of file type. According to users on Reddit, there is no way to properly opt out of any sort of data collection.

Players, however, have found workarounds to be able to play Days Gone without having to sacrifice their privacy. The methods involve essentially blocking the game with a firewall so that, even though it collects data, the data can't be transferred to a server."

"According to Sony Bend, the draconian data collection policies in place are supposed to prevent the use of cheats and hacks. Players don't approve of this since cheating or hacking a single player game is a player's own prerogative, since there's no multiplayer balance that would be upset, and griefing isn't really possible in a single player game."

 

[A Most Virtuous Cat]

Jimbo needs dat DATA!

 

[TwistedSyn]

Already posted.

Days Gone PC Data Collection Policy Is a Privacy Nightmare

https://in.ign.com/days-gone/159155/news/days-gone-pc-data-collection-policy-is-a-privacy-nightmare Apparently it's implementing a keylogger and a file scanner while it's running. Sony is stating it's to prevent cheating. In a single player game. *edit* Guide to block the .exe's per...

www.neogaf.com

 

[jigglet]

lol this pretty much guarantees the game never touches my computer, even if it's all removed.

 

[Kagey K]

Reminds me of rootkit Sony back in the day.

Imagine what they are digging into on your PlayStation since you can't see it happen like this.

 

[ZehDon]

A full blown file scanner and key-logger in a game that is transmitting the data back to the mothership without the player's knowledge? Fuck that noise - that's the literal definition spyware.

 

[Orta]

I'd expect nothing less from the likes of them.

 

[FranXico]

A full blown file scanner and key-logger in a game that is transmitting the data back to the mothership without the player's knowledge? Fuck that noise - that's the literal definition spyware.

Windows 10 is spyware then.

 

[FranXico]

So much concern from people who only decided to actually read the EULA now because it's for an Evil Sony game.

Did any of you ever bother to read the EULA of EA, Ubisoft, Activision or even Saint Microsoft games? What about the Xbox Live EULA? And Gamepass?

So many sweet innocent children in for a shock. Or maybe they don't understand what these corporations actually mean by "telemetry and diagnostics"...

 

[Dream-Knife]

Sony sabotaged their own game. How many people are going to buy this now, or wait for a cracked version with this removed (for free)?

But I guess they're still learning this market.

 

[Krizalidx11]

Sony will receive my data in 30fps speed, by the time they collect it i'd be done with the game then uninstalling it