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"When Discord is running, we may identify active games and other applications on your device to allow you to quickly call a friend while in a game, stream what you're doing on your device, share your status...Excerpt from Discord's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “When Discord is running, we may identify active games and other applications on your device to allow you to quickly call a friend while in a game, stream what you're doing on your device, share your status...”
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