Recently, players have been increasingly scrutinizing the EULAs they sign.
Borderlands 4 was recently released. As with many modern projects, users are prompted to accept a number of agreements before starting the game.
Although the procedure itself and the content of such documents are generally "standard", after the incident with the closure of The Crew, players began to closely study such materials. Some, after reading the "privacy policy", came to the conclusion that the authors of Borderlands 4 would be spying on the players.
Gearbox had to issue a special statement, the developers denied the accusations and explained that:
"Take-Two does not use spyware in its games. The Take-Two Privacy Policy applies to all labels, studios, games and services across all types of media and platforms, such as consoles, PCs, mobile apps and websites. The Privacy Policy identifies the data that may be collected, but this does not mean that all of the examples listed are collected in every game or service."
For example, the developers of Borderlands 4 may collect information about the player's ID and device in order to "ensure the game's compatibility" with the platform; display usernames, etc.
