[BNM] [OT] BF2142 is it any good?

[delarge]

yeah - word on the BF forums is it's full of spyware - key logging and all,
even when you're not actually playing the game...

On 10/23/06, Mat Walker <lists at four0four.net> wrote:
>
> On 23/10/06 14:08, "delarge" <delargerock at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > whoa... sounds creepy - but really? what kind of data are they ging to
> > gather from me whilst playing Battlefield? How considerate I am to my
> fellow
> > squad members? What a sketchy sniper I am?
> >
> > I mean, what other kind fo data is there to get? I suppose what hours I
> play
> > and how often.... but I can't think of much else... either way...
> another
> > reason to hesitate on an install....
>
> I read somewhere that the only data they say are collecting is the IP
> address of the machine connecting to their servers so that they can give
> localised advertising based on where you are.
>
> I guess the reason for doing this is to pay for the EA servers as I don't
> think that they charge you a monthly fee for playing the game online.
>
> Mat
>
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