Battlefield 2142 to Bundle Spyware?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday October 17, 2006 @02:53AM from the not-cool-ea-not-cool dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Kotaku reports on a Shacknews Post. Battlefield 2142, the new Electronic Arts game, is expected to include mandatory spyware in the retail package. The software will apparently monitor web browser and other computer usage; this information will be used to deliver targeted in-game advertisements. Other popular game titles have included spyware in the past to aid anti-cheating measures. Is spyware acceptable to the public when it comes with a game, or has EA made a PR misstep?"

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Re:Likely BF2142 Ads by myowntrueself · 2006-10-17 06:04 · Score: 0, Offtopic

It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains. The stains become a warning

It is by caffeine alone that I set my mind in motion...

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