How do i opt out of your data mining

#0 - Aug. 20, 2009, 5:23 p.m.

question for blues is the only way to stop you from going to my personal information (i know what you say about only collecting non personal info prove it ) is to cancell my account ever othe mmorpg as my permission and gives me the option to opt out of such mining why don't you alll. if you can not give me any other way to do it and want ot keep my business atleast give me the days that you are doing the mniing.that way i know not to log in i do not want you mining my information .

Syndri

#15 - Aug. 20, 2009, 5:42 p.m.

Q u o t e:
(i know what oyusay about only collecting non personal info prove it )

You've already provided Blizzard Entertainment personal information upon account creation, Wafred; we've no need to collect it again. The data we're looking for relates specifically to hardware configurations: OS, RAM, graphics cards, video cards, network connection, etc. This sort of non-personal information allows our development, design, and programming teams to better optimize the gaming experience. By knowing what sort of computers our players use, we can plan around our population as best as possible.

Here's a bit more information: http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=26782711&sid=1

Q u o t e:
is to can cell my account ever othe mmorpg as my permissio and gives me the option to opt out of such mining why don't you alll. if you can not give me any other way to do it and want ot kepp my bubbiness atleast give me the days do i nkow not to log in i do not want oyu mining my information .

You agreed to this collection of data whenever you signed up for your World of Warcraft account.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/termsofuse.html

Q u o t e:
WHEN THE GAME IS RUNNING, BLIZZARD MAY OBTAIN CERTAIN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER AND ITS OPERATING SYSTEM, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION YOUR HARD DRIVES, CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, IP ADDRESS(ES) AND OPERATING SYSTEM(S), FOR PURPOSES OF IMPROVING THE GAME AND/OR THE SERVICE, AND TO POLICE AND ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE EULA (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/eula.html).

Should you believe the option to "opt out" of this survey type should be available, though, please do not hesitate to post within our Suggestions Forum. For any additional questions, though, it'd be best to contact our Legal department.

Email: legal@blizzard.com
Mailing address: Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., P.O. Box 18979, Irvine CA 92623, ATTN: Legal Department

Syndri

#23 - Aug. 20, 2009, 6:24 p.m.

Let's knock off the personal attacks, please. :)

Syndri

#47 - Aug. 20, 2009, 9:23 p.m.

Q u o t e:
...who would play on a PC that contained government secrets?

*raises hand sheepishly*

It'd be like I was a spy.

'Course, I wouldn't be a very good spy if I did that, so I'd likely be fired. If fortune favored me, though, I'd end up in Miami and get to spend the rest of my days with a boomstick-toting ex-FBI agent and an explosives expert—not an unreasonable trade-off, all in all.