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"If the application connects to computer systems over the Internet...using the application operates as your consent to the transmission of standard device information (including but not limited to technical information about your device, system, and application software, and peripherals)...Excerpt from Xbox's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “If the application connects to computer systems over the Internet...using the application operates as your consent to the transmission of standard device information (including but not limited to technical information about your device, system, and application software, and peripherals)...”
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