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Quote from the Playstation Network Privacy Policy:

3. Using PSN

Each time you sign in to PSN, we will collect information automatically without further notice to you, for example:

  • your Online ID
  • your IP address and console MAC address (the unique numbers which identify the network and device you are using) and date and time of sign in;
  • information about the hardware you are using and how you have used it, such as model and serial number, parental control settings, photograph and music settings, remote play settings, information about devices connected to the hardware, how many items are stored on the hardware or have been used with the hardware and other related information;
  • how you use PSN, for example, what games you play, what content you browse or download, what services you access and for how long, including how often you use chat, message boards or other communication services;

[...]

5. Who else has access to your information

Your information will be available to other Sony Computer Entertainment companies, and to companies who help to operate PSN and to process your payments for us (for example, companies who support our IT systems, carry out credit checks and monitor communications).

[...]

For example, we will share gameplay information and your parental control options with the publishers of games which you play online. We are not responsible for how these companies use your personal information.

[...]

6. Transfer of your information outside Europe

As PSN is a global service, your information will be transferred for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), such as the United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, and may be seen by other users in those countries. Data protection laws in these countries may not offer the same level of protection as in the EEA and you may have fewer legal rights in relation to your information.

http://legaldoc.dl.playstation.net/ps3-eula/psn/e/e_privacy_en.html

Calling this "Privacy Policy" is a bit of a joke; sounds more like a "Total Lack of Privacy Policy". Is this even legal? I wonder why there hasn't been a public outcry yet - I guess most people simply never bother to read these things.



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Well..

Oh wait... you're actually serious about this?



I'll ask you what I ask anyone that brings this kind of stuff up: what are you doing that you're so scared they're watching you?

Do you think there's actually some guy that sits there and logs each guy that watches porn on his PS3?



I guess they have to pay for PSN somehow. I'm amazed that they would share any information with credit agencies or monitoring agencies. Maybe, since they are new at this, Sony has yet to fear the mighty legal recourse/backlash of society for privacy issues. Anyways, simply crazy! I know MS collects data for XBL as well, but I do not beleive that it is as indepth of a person-to-person analysis, could be wrong tho heh.



^at much they log what games u play, but by law its anonymous.



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I'm sure other services data mine like this...to some degree...



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twesterm said:

I'll ask you what I ask anyone that brings this kind of stuff up: what are you doing that you're so scared they're watching you?

Do you think there's actually some guy that sits there and logs each guy that watches porn on his PS3?


It wouldn't be a guy sitting there and logging it, it would be a guy developing a program that sits there and logs the porn :)  I think the real concern here is either related to spam or related to the perception of questionable ethics in that something such as a "private chat" function is actually and indeed fully NOT private and apparantly you've already agreed to such thing and have agreed to let any/all information pertaining to it to be shared amongst whoever wants to pay Sony for it.  For example, could you imagine if Verizon or AT&T had it in their clauses that they could share any/all information pertaining to your text messages to whomever they deem?  That'd just be nuts.



wow people get way too worked up about this. this data is transfered anonymously. They dont send out your personal ID or anything. Stop making a big deal about it



Long Live SHIO!

Can it tell if I'm searching for porn on my playstation web browser?



Ummm... don't agree with it?



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