“Activision may monitor and/or record your game play and communications (including without limitation chat text or voice communications) and activities on your device including information about the programs running alongside the game...”
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This extends Activision's data collection beyond the game itself to encompass private communications and broader device activity, including software unrelated to the game.
Interpretive note: The clause name references anti-cheat as the purpose, but the excerpt itself does not state a limiting purpose; the canonical claim reflects only what the quoted language establishes.
Using Activision's games means your in-game communications, voice chat, and device-level program activity may be monitored and recorded by Activision.
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This extends Activision's data collection beyond the game itself to encompass private communications and broader device activity, including software unrelated to the game.
Using Activision's games means your in-game communications, voice chat, and device-level program activity may be monitored and recorded by Activision.
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