EA and third parties can create a unique digital fingerprint of your computer hardware for anti-cheat and fraud prevention, and can use automated systems to monitor your gameplay and machine state.
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Hardware fingerprinting goes beyond typical cookie-based tracking because it can identify a device even if cookies are cleared or a new account is created, raising concerns about the persistence and scope of surveillance.
Interpretive note: The document does not specify which third-party anti-cheat providers receive fingerprint data or how long such data is retained, creating uncertainty about the full scope of this processing.
EA may collect a unique hardware fingerprint of your device components, which can persist across accounts and sessions. This data is shared with or collected by third-party anti-cheat providers, and consumers have limited practical ability to prevent this collection while using EA's online services.
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"When you use our Services, we or third parties may use cookies and similar technologies, collect data about or from your machine or device, which may include a machine "fingerprint" or "hash" of your machine components, and gather other evidence about your gameplay, machine state, or participation in our Services for fraud prevention, security, cheat detection, and authentication purposes. We may also monitor publicly-available information, third-party sites, and/or use anti-cheat technology within our Services, including automated anti-fraud and abuse algorithms.Excerpt from EA's Privacy and Cookie Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Hardware fingerprinting as a persistent device identifier engages GDPR recital 30 and Article 4(1) definitions of personal data, as well as the ePrivacy Directive's requirements for consent to access information stored on a …
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Hardware fingerprinting goes beyond typical cookie-based tracking because it can identify a device even if cookies are cleared or a new account is created, raising concerns about the persistence and scope of surveillance.
EA may collect a unique hardware fingerprint of your device components, which can persist across accounts and sessions. This data is shared with or collected by third-party anti-cheat providers, and consumers have limited practical ability to prevent this collection while using EA's online services.
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