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Some PC games have ad-tracking software installed

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13 points·maltalex··3 comments

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> saying that Red Shell wasn't spyware, but advertising analytics software

What’s the difference? They both look and behave the same to me.

There is no way this is GDPR compliant

According to Wired it looks like a grey area[1]. Also, Red Shell, the company behind the software, seems to be aware of this[2].

[1]http://www.wired.co.uk/article/red-shell-game-tracking-gdpr

[2]https://blog.redshell.io/gdpr-and-red-shell-57f9c03b5769

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