Red Shell was an ad-tracker built into several games including Civilization VI, The Elder Scrolls Online, Conan Exiles, Hunt: Showdown. The agreement was updated on January 22, 2018, and refers back to the privacy policy on 2K’s website, last updated in May during the height of the Red Shell crisis. We may combine the information with your personal information and across other computers or devices that you may use.”
CIVILIZATION 6 EULA SOFTWARE
In addition, we may collect your age, gender, date of birth, zip code, hardware configuration, console ID, software products played, survey data, purchases, IP address and the systems you have played on. According to NDTV, the cumulative data that the EULA states is eligible for collection is staggering: “The information we collect may include personal information such as your first and/or last name, e-mail address, phone number, photo, mailing address, geolocation, or payment information.
News of the game’s data mining begun to provoke negative reactions last week, and Take-Two’s EULA is yet to be changed. The new, invasive changes to the EULA have courted outraged reactions from gamers on the Steam store, who have begun to protest the change by posting negative reviews en masse. PREVIOUSLY: Civilization VI On The Switch Surprisingly Exceeded Expectations, And More Support To Come The news follows last summer’s revelation that the game (among several others) included the psuedo-spyware Red Shell, which served as an ad tracker.
The information now legally eligible for collection includes age, gender, date of birth, location, and IP address.
The EULA agreement for Civilization VI has been changed to allow for the collection of large amounts of personal information from players.
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