Monday, August 15, 2005

Game players say Blizzard invades privacy

A number of "World of Warcraft" players are up in arms over software being used by the game's publisher to scan users' computers for hacks prohibited under its terms of service. They say it invades their privacy. I have to admit, I do have some mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I don't see any problem with a company actively policing it's intellectual property and trying to ensure fairness among it's customers. Apparently, Blizzard even puts a notice in it's EULA, stating their intentions. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to read a EULA and decide if you're going to abide by it or not. On the other hand, it does require a bit of trust in Blizzard and it's coders; you are allowing them to peer into your computer.

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