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Steam DB is reporting that the Steam Summer Sale starts on 21st June 2018.
Hold on to your wallets: https://steamdb.info/sales/
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Why does the gaming industry continue to try and get away with crap like this?
I've now blocked all RedShell domains at my router.
Games known to have the SpyWare installed so far: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...m9D-VB/pubhtml
RedShell are using your SteamID64 as their tracker - this is uniquely personally identifying so harvesting this data without explicit consent is certainly likely to be a breach of GDPR. I'm in the process of having the data collected provided to me, having it wiped and further collection denied.Last edited by MartyG; 18-06-2018, 19:44.
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Originally posted by MartyG View PostWhy does the gaming industry continue to try and get away with crap like this?
I've now blocked all RedShell domains at my router....
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If what was being collected was completely innocent and anonymous as claimed, they'd have been upfront in the first place about collecting the data and asked for permission to do so. The fact they asked for my Steam64ID to stop the tracking shows they're tying it all to that.
It seems most developers are removing it now - I shall see what data comes back from RedShell, but I've not ruled out making a formal complaint to the ICO.
Also - 2 days until the Steam Summer Sale.Last edited by MartyG; 19-06-2018, 12:34.
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Originally posted by MartyG View PostIf what was being collected was completely innocent and anonymous as claimed, they'd have been upfront in the first place about collecting the data and asked for permission to do so. The fact they asked for my Steam64ID to stop the tracking shows they're tying it all to that.
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I got the data back from Redshell that they'd collected from my machine - the CSV file contained this:
id,user_id,game_id,type,version,ip,identifiers,rev enue_type,revenue_currency,revenue_amount,created_ at
Pretty sure I've played a number of the games that were listed in the last year though, Civ for sure. My firewall is port blocked by default, but I'd be surprised if they weren't calling back over port 80.Last edited by MartyG; 20-06-2018, 20:33.
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