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  • OP, Borderlands 2 recently had a rootkit added to it.

    • Ah, that would explain all the recent "Mostly Negative" reviews.

    • Calling a EULA update a rootkit is a bit of a stretch https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-is-the-latest-battleground-for-steam-review-bombing-but-the-justification-is-extremely-flimsy/

      I'm not saying the EULA is good but this isn't a binary situation where it's either "a rootkit" or "good".

      Edit: The game itself has not been updated in 3 years, so saying "recently had a rootkit added to it" is at least misleading: https://steamdb.info/app/49520/patchnotes/

      • The first negative review I found:

        Take-Two and 2K games have updated all their games Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into literal spyware.

        Important Info in Terms of Service:

        • Mods are a bannable offense

        • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable

        • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area

        • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers

        • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC

        Collected Data Types:

        • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address

        • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender

        • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information

        • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address

        • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications

        • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls)

        • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest

        • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting)

        • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

        If all this is true, it's a bit much. I don't touch anything that comes from Gearbox anyway, but I still find it concerning.

  • Avoid this one.

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