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Posted by John JCal Callaham on Tuesday October 17, 2006 - 06:34 PM

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» Even More On BF2142 In-Game Ads

Electronic Arts sent over a press note with even more info on how the in-game ads in Battlefield 2142 are supposed to work:

The advertising program in Battlefield 2142 does not access any files which are not directly related to the game. It does not capture personal data such as cookies, account login detail, or surfing history.

BF 2142 delivers ads by region. The advertising system uses a player’s IP address to determine the region of the player, assisting to serve the appropriate ads by region and language. For instance, a player in Paris might be presented with ads in French. The information collected will not be repurposed for other uses.

Battlefield 2142 also tracks “impression data” related to in-game advertisements: location of a billboard in the game, brand advertised, duration of advertisement impression, etc. This information is used to help advertisers qualify the reach of a given advertisement.

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 Anonymous (-) Oct 18, 2006 - 03:20 am
Ya'all better erase your porn before playing. *laugh*

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Click to view SuicideInvoice's User Page SuicideInvoice (171)  Talk to SuicideInvoice in the Shout! Box Oct 18, 2006 - 04:55 am
Hell yeah! If this system was good enough to market things specifically to me, it would look at my browser history and i'd be getting some pretty nice billboards.

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Click to view Lawdrich's User Page Lawdrich (86)  Talk to Lawdrich in the Shout! Box Oct 18, 2006 - 04:25 am
Huge billboards covered in porn while playing a game sounds good to me!

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Click to view Teyecoon's User Page Teyecoon (149)  Talk to Teyecoon in the Shout! Box Oct 18, 2006 - 08:57 pm
LOL...Can we request the type of ads we would prefer to see?

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Click to view BigScooter's User Page BigScooter (409)  Click to view BigScooter's User Profile Talk to BigScooter in the Shout! Box Oct 18, 2006 - 12:53 am
They are just following through on what "the man" has really wanted to know since the founding of the free internet: what kind of porn you are looking at.

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Click to view B.A.Frayd's User Page B.A.Frayd (384)  Talk to B.A.Frayd in the Shout! Box Oct 18, 2006 - 12:52 am
» DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!
I loved BF1942. I loved BF2.

I will NEVER buy the abomination of EA greed known as Bf2142.

Say NO to dynamic in-game ads. Say NO to hack-job cash-in mods from EA.

Send a message that you HATE EA's direction, and boycott 2142.

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Click to view Teyecoon's User Page Teyecoon (149)  Talk to Teyecoon in the Shout! Box Oct 18, 2006 - 09:10 pm
If they showed some Quality Assurance concerns with BF2 then they might be getting a greater number of game purchases and not have to go the way of the ad revenue support model. They alienated a bunch of people with their lack of service in addressing BF2 issues and now they are continuing that tradition here as a result. Next, they'll blame the PC gaming market for their selfish failures.

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Click to view Knuckles's User Page Knuckles (1358)  Talk to Knuckles in the Shout! Box Oct 19, 2006 - 02:40 am
Or they will blame the pirates, like all other media corporation do when they don't make as much money as they feel entitled to.

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Click to view doomtrooper's User Page doomtrooper (742)  Click to view doomtrooper's User Profile Talk to doomtrooper in the Shout! Box Oct 18, 2006 - 04:20 pm
Amen Brother!

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Click to view Yoshi's User Page Yoshi (2319)  Click to view Yoshi's User Profile Talk to Yoshi in the Shout! Box Oct 17, 2006 - 11:09 pm | Edited on Oct 17, 2006 - 11:11 pm
I hope I cleared this up for you. If you register the game and except the EULA then you agree to have EA track you by your name, address, phone number. email address and IP address. Also you allow EA to look at what hardware and software you have on your computer.

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Click to view jacobvandy's User PageI am an AMD Agent jacobvandy (1019)  My XFire username is: jacobvandy Talk to jacobvandy in the Shout! Box I am an AMD Agent Oct 18, 2006 - 12:50 am
but who registers games anyhow? i mean, if you're handing them your personal info on a silver platter, you should bitch to yourself.

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Click to view Yoshi's User Page Yoshi (2319)  Click to view Yoshi's User Profile Talk to Yoshi in the Shout! Box Oct 17, 2006 - 10:56 pm | Edited on Oct 17, 2006 - 11:07 pm
What is personal information and when does EA collect it?
Personal information is information that identifies you and may be used to contact you on-line or off-line. Electronic Arts collects personal information from our online visitors during (1) contests (registration or claiming a prize), (2) warranty registration and/or during customer support or technical service requests, (3) player match up or other online services, (4) registration for games or special game-specific event participation, (5) marketing surveys and email campaigns, (6) registration for membership on our sites, (7) when you order products or subscriptions from us online, or (8) when you request services from third party service providers on our site or (9) through the use of our software or online services.

Information collected will vary depending upon the activity and may include your name, e-mail address, phone number, mobile number, home address, birth date and credit card information. In addition, we may collect demographic information such as gender, zip code, information about your computer, hardware, software, platform, media, Internet IP address and connection, information about online activity such as feature usage, game play statistics and scores, user rankings and click paths and other data that you may provide in surveys or online profiles, for instance. We may combine demographic information with personal information. Prize winners may also be required to provide Social Security or Social Identification Number for tax purposes.
Link: http://www.ea.com/global/legal/privacy.jsp#infoCollected

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