NEWS / PC

EA to Ship Spyware With BF 2142

18 Oct, 2006, 10:31 am IST | Nikhil Singh | PC

Electronic Arts (EA) is packaging mandatory Spyware along with their retail copies of Battlefield 2142, with a slip of paper that's acting as a disclaimer stating that the package contains software that records 'anonymous' information about the user's surfing habits and IP address etc. and sends it back to the ad companies so that they can customize ads according to your preferences.

Thanks, but no thanks EA, I like my games relatively ad and spyware free. In my opinion this was a completely unnecessary move on EA’s behalf that will make their largely crappy titles even less appealing. Way to go tards...

Tags: Electronic Arts , Battlefield 2142 , PC

Print
RELATED STORIES

Guns drawn in Activision, EA shooter game battle

Guns drawn in Activision, EA shooter game battle

The two biggest U.S. companies in the video game industry are preparing for a gunfight. This holiday season, Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts will battle for ...

EA wants Facebook's users, $3 bln digital sales

PopCap Acquired by Electronic Arts for $1.3 Billion

Facebook Launches Credits in India

E3 2011: NVIDIA Announces E3 Expo Will be shown in 3D on YouTube

Kingston Partners with Symantec, EA, PopCap, Maxthon; Rolls Out urDrive

Burnout Crash! Announced

 

OPINIONS

Avinash Bali

Avinash Bali

Why I’m sick of sequels

Have you grown tired of the same game being repacked year after year? Us too and this is the place t...

Why can't India make a decent video game?

Avinash Bali

MORE OPINIONS

Leaked Images, Availability, Pricing,
Specs, Pre-order

Nokia Lumia Series

Nokia Lumia Series

Apple vs Samsung

Apple vs Samsung

features

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Interview

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Interview

We sit down and talk to producer Mike Jones who assures us that fans have...

By Avinash Bali

6 reasons to get excited for Resident Evil 6

6 reasons to get excited for Resident Evil 6

Not stoked about Resident Evil 6 yet? Here are six reasons that may just...

By Avinash Bali

Asura’s Wrath Hands-On

Asura’s Wrath Hands-On

If you thought Kratos was the angriest dude in video game history, you...

By Avinash Bali

MORE FEATURES

PlayBook OS 2.0 likely to release on February 21

Varun Kogta

Wed Feb 15, 13:09:41

Mobile Grudge Match - Samsung Galaxy S II vs Motorola RAZR XT910

Madhusudan Kannan

Wed Feb 15, 12:27:37

How to - Multi-boot Android OS' on your phone

Ravindra Nadh

Wed Feb 15, 11:26:59

MORE DISCUSSIONS

Close

More from PC

Skyrim’s Creation Kit clocks over 2 million downloads

More from this Author

Battlefield Bad Company 2

The Darkness 2

The Darkness 2

Playstation Vita

Playstation Vita

Panasonic VIERA TH-P65VT30D

Panasonic VIERA TH-P65VT30D

Samsung Galaxy Note

Samsung Galaxy Note

Asus X53SC

Asus X53SC

MOBILE PHONES

Top smartphones under Rs.10,000

Huawei to possibly launch quad-core Ascend

Images of BlackBerry 10 OS make their way...

Playstation certified HTC phones and...

TABLETS

Apple may have an 8-inch iPad in the works

After BlackBerry thumb, medics worry about

iPad 3 to be announced on March 7, cites...

Samsung officially unveils Galaxy Tab 2...

NOTEBOOKS

HP launches ENVY 15 notebook in India

RIP white Macbook

AVADirect's Clevo P270WM to be the...

Asus U32U Review

GAMING

Skyrim’s Creation Kit clocks over 2...

The Darkness II - Fear of the Dark

Resistance: Burning Skies dated

NASA enters the video game industry

CAMERAS

Top 5 cameras under Rs.10,000

Cash-strapped Kodak halts digital camera,...

Olympus debuts the waterproof, dustproof...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18 Review

HDTVS

Vu 40K21 Review

Report hints at prototypes of the iTV in...

Apple iTV may not come this year after all

Sony India launches 65-inch BRAVIA LED TV