PlayStation automatically collects detailed information about how you use your console or device, including what games you play, what actions you take in games, your location, your device identifiers, and even offline usage data, without requiring you to actively submit anything.
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The scope of automatic collection is broad, covering behavioral and location data even when you are not connected online, and includes granular in-game actions, which goes beyond what many users expect from a gaming platform.
This provision means PlayStation may collect detailed records of your gaming behavior, device usage, and location data continuously in the background, including when you play games offline, potentially creating a persistent behavioral profile linked to your account.
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"The information that we collect from devices may include: Device identifiers such as your PlayStation console ID, mobile device IDs, cookie IDs, or serial numbers; Network identifiers such as your IP address and MAC address; Your current and recent locations (e.g. on PS Vita); Information about how you use the software installed on your device (which may include information about the use of the software offline), such as date and time of use, what games or music you play, what content you browse, share or download, what services you access and for how long, including how often you use chat and other communication applications; The actions you take within games or apps published by SIE (e.g. what obstacle you jump over and what levels you reach); Software errors and load times details, and if you have the 'Report System Software Errors Automatically' setting turned on, detailed information about the crash, including screenshots and video captured before the crash.Excerpt from Sony PlayStation's PlayStation Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates the California Consumer Privacy Act and CPRA, which require disclosure of categories of personal information collected and the purposes for which they are used; device identifiers, precise geolocation, and inferences …
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The scope of automatic collection is broad, covering behavioral and location data even when you are not connected online, and includes granular in-game actions, which goes beyond what many users expect from a gaming platform.
This provision means PlayStation may collect detailed records of your gaming behavior, device usage, and location data continuously in the background, including when you play games offline, potentially creating a persistent behavioral profile linked to your account.
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