I have the official letter from DICE explaining how the "spyware/adware" works and it's <I>official</I> that all it does is use your IP to determine what part of the world you're in so the ads are in the correct language. That's it. Tech review sites have pictures of the little slip of paper that came with BF2 and that's it. It's almost like none of them have even played the damn game because there are currently no noticeable ads in BF2142 and it's publicly and official stated that the tracker simply uses your IP to determine what country you're in. Even well-known tech sites are mindlessly bashing EA because they're so easy to bash without even testing what they're preaching.
Hell, it's even posted in this very thread, direct from DICE:
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"The advertising program in Battlefield 2142 does not access any files which are not directly related to the game. It does not capture personal data such as cookies, account login detail, or surfing history. BF 2142 delivers ads by region. The advertising system uses a player's IP address to determine the region of the player, assisting to serve the appropriate ads by region and language. For instance, a player in Paris might be presented with ads in French. The information collected will not be repurposed for other uses. Battlefield 2142 also tracks "impression data" related to in-game advertisements: location of a billboard in the game, brand advertised, duration of advertisement impression, etc. This information is used to help advertisers qualify the reach of a given advertisement."
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Last edited by Lasereth; 10-23-2006 at 01:48 PM..
Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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