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Public profile information is disclosed not just within the PlayStation platform but also to the open internet and unspecified third-party websites, apps, and services, broadly expanding its reach.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not specify which information forms part of the public profile; 'certain information' is undefined in the quoted language.
Certain information you provide when creating a PlayStation account becomes part of a public profile that Sony PlayStation makes accessible to all PlayStation accounts, internet users on playstation.com, and some third-party websites, apps, or services.
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"When you create an Account, certain information will form part of your public profile and we will make it accessible to all accounts on PlayStation, on the Internet via playstation.com, and some third-party websites, apps or services.Excerpt from Sony PlayStation's PlayStation Privacy Policy
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Public profile information is disclosed not just within the PlayStation platform but also to the open internet and unspecified third-party websites, apps, and services, broadly expanding its reach.
Certain information you provide when creating a PlayStation account becomes part of a public profile that Sony PlayStation makes accessible to all PlayStation accounts, internet users on playstation.com, and some third-party websites, apps, or services.
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