timppu: So are any of the games on the list on GOG, and does the GOG version have the same?
What does EU-GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) say about this? The person must be asked for a permission to gather such personal information BEFORE that data gathering happens, so where is it stated this takes place, and where is the permission asked?
Optimally, it should be the game asking for the permission when you launch it, and they need to state clearly to whom the data is going (who is going to use it, and for what purpose). If they say it is the general Steam TOS that covers that, then the Steam service must specifically list this company as well, and all that extra information. Steam (nor GOG for that matter) can't just make a generic statement "personal data might be gathered by different companies for some purposes". Not good enough, you need to state who is gathering what, and for what purpose.
You see, GDPR is not all bad. It gives us, the end-users, more rights, and more responsibilities to the data miners.
Me personally, I don't necessarily care that much if they track me, as long as the game is playable even when that tracker goes inactive in the future, or I don't have internet turned on. But, they still need to be open about what they are doing (thanks GDPR).
Hm, I guess, when they are forced to ask you, their solution will be that you`ll have to accept, otherwise your legally bought game won`t start!
