Battlefield 2142 Contains SPYWARE. It will install and run all the time monitoring your computer ussage and trasmite the data to an ad agency, so that EA can get more cash.
The only way to not get EA-Spyware is to NOT INSTALL THE GAME.
You've been warned.
Paul33993
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posted: Oct. 17, 2006 @ 7:09a
I gave the thread a red. I suggest anyone interested, actually read the letter EA is including with the game. It's hidious. For people who like running their computer free of spy-ware, it's a depressing day. I don't know what I'll do if Spore includes that malware
BF 2142 has in-game billboards. Everything I see on the disclaimer attached looks like it refers to those billboards - uploading new ads to you periodically and monitoring if you look at them or try to blow them up. Is there any other data on this supposed spyware?
Murrow said: BF 2142 has in-game billboards. Everything I see on the disclaimer attached looks like it refers to those billboards - uploading new ads to you periodically and monitoring if you look at them or try to blow them up. Is there any other data on this supposed spyware?
read the note carefully.,
you are not only installing bf2142 with ads. You are installing IGA software, which then delivers these ads, this software montiors your pc use. to deliver ads to your location, and to what you might be interested in.
i.e. a person somewhere in wisconsin would see a ad for the greenbacy packers. a person in illionis a ad for the bears. etc.
John [John Hargelid of DICE] told me that it's an integrated module in the game that's only active when you play. This is used to gather statistics on the ads that will be in Battlefield 2142.
John says that there are no connections what so ever to spyware and that the code doesn't send information about your surfing habits. The information that is transmitted to DICE/EA has nothing to do with your personal surfing habits.
In conclusion: No information regarding your surfing habits will be transmitted and the program is only active when you play Battlefield 2142. The only statistics that are sent are from the in game ads in Battlefield 2142.
"Players who have the Windows security update KB917422 installed may suffer from an application error when running the Battlefield 2142 demo. This error can be solved by uninstalling the KB917422 update."
This is what Microsoft.com says about update #KB917422 : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...&displaylang=en
" A security issue has been identified in the Windows Kernel that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it."
I was an EA fan , running BF 1942, road to rome & BFvietnam on my network. Buggy games that required me to upgrade all my systems, then BF2 required not only at least a Geforce 5 or ATI 8500 or higher but also a seperate game (key#) for each system. Glad I read this thread, will pass on 2142 even though we really need some new games (CS , CoD2, BHD & UR2004 are getting boring). + I hate spyware popups and the like.
So much so that people are being paid off to post here...
Wait, what?
i've seen this on anandtech too.
apparently, this 'Ad-Ware IGA program thats not spyware', Does not play well with firewalls, and with no knowledge of what ports to open, EA says to disable your firewall to play bf2142.
But its not spyware, THEY Swear. It does not collect idenification info, it just creates a unique number for you that is tied to your ip. And then ad agency a, can sell all this info to ad agency b.
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