Steam processes anonymous data about your habits, usage patterns, and demographics — both individually and in groups — and can share this with third parties indefinitely, with no stated limit on who receives it or what they do with it.
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The provision establishes a data processing framework that allows collection and distribution of anonymized analytics to external parties. The absence of specified retention limits means anonymous data may be retained and shared indefinitely under this authorization.
Your usage patterns and demographic data are shared with unspecified third parties in allegedly anonymous form, with no stated deletion schedule or restriction on recipients — and modern re-identification techniques mean 'anonymous' data from a platform this large carries real re-identification risk.
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"Valve also processes anonymous data, aggregated or not, to analyze and produce statistics related to the habits, usage patterns, and demographics of customers as a group or as individuals. Such anonymous data does not allow the identification of the customers to which it relates. Valve may share anonymous data, aggregated or not, with third parties.— Excerpt from Steam's Steam Privacy Policy
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: GDPR Recital 26 and Article 29 WP Opinion 05/2014 on anonymization techniques establish that data is only truly anonymous if re-identification is not 'reasonably likely' — a standard that is increasingly difficult to meet with large-scale behavioral datasets. CCPA §1798.145(a)(5) requires that deidentified data must be protected by reasonable safeguards and contractual prohibitions on re-identification. FTC Act Section 5 applies to deceptive anonymization claims that cannot withstand technical scrutiny.
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The provision establishes a data processing framework that allows collection and distribution of anonymized analytics to external parties. The absence of specified retention limits means anonymous data may be retained and shared indefinitely under this authorization.
Your usage patterns and demographic data are shared with unspecified third parties in allegedly anonymous form, with no stated deletion schedule or restriction on recipients — and modern re-identification techniques mean 'anonymous' data from a platform this large carries real re-identification risk.
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