Some time ago either Sweeney or Galyonkin mentioned some numbers regarding the amount of fortnite users that had steam installed in their computers, I remember wondering how exactly did they knew that, well I guess we now know how.
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https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam-users-fortnite
That's not how the GDPR (which I assume you meant) works.
It specifically requires you to hold and process only the data absolutely necessary for the completion of whatever you are doing, and get consent for literally any other personal data you gather. You (as in the company processing the data) do by no means get to decide what's "sensitive" and just collect other data as you please. At least that's how I've had it explained to me by people who know more about law than I do.
If that happens I'll officially and entirely give up on the games media.
From what I know you don't have to specifically get consent, consent is 1 of the 6 ways of doing so, it is just the other 5 are also not really covered by this:
"
The GDPR provides six bases for data collection and data processing in Europe:
- The vital interest of the individual
- The public interest
- Contractual necessity
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Unambiguous consent of the individual
- Legitimate interest of the data controller"
The best argument epic can make is that it is in the legitimate interest of the data controller, but that is an extremely disingenuous argument considering they are doing it before there is any legitimate interest to the user, and that they ask for user consent to do so, which is ofc the point where data gathering should occur, also the user should be aware that such data is being collected, and well they do mention it in the ToS, but bullshit ToS moves like this are one of the things GDPR is here to stop.
Also should be noted not the first time epic has shown 0 fucks about GDPR, I still remember when they inverted the question of consent in an attempt to bypass people accepting marketing material or what ever it was, it was a scum ass move back then, this only shows it as being part of a larger general pattern of behavior from them.
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