Report: Blizzard Blizzcon APP is spyware(video)

[Icaañul-tichondrius (Icaañul)]

I don’t even trust youtube these days.

Very wise. Tidbit of info on the side. CEO of Youtube(Susan Wojcicki)'s sister(CEO of 23&me Anne Wojcicki) is married to the co-founder of Google(Sergey Brin). A sneaky little circle

[Malaise-bloodhoof]

Watch the video. This greedy multi billion dollar corporation doesn’t need your white knighting, they just need everything you possibly have to profit from. Get a grip and realize when you’re being gleaned. Blizz does not care about you.

[Malaise-bloodhoof]

As Carlin once said, it’s all a big club and we ain’t in it.

[Anchor-runetotem]

https://blizzcon.com/en-us/event-info/attendees/ticket-agreement

For those interested.

[Dellexi-dalaran (Dellexi)]

a. Weapons: Firearms, fireworks, flammable liquids or aerosol products, knives, daggers, swords, clubs, maces, other crushing or edged weapons, projectiles, air guns, long bows, crossbows are strictly prohibited;

Plasma weapons are not prohibited

[Gaunterr-wyrmrest-accord]

Oh boy that list, it’s like they are anticipating a riot this time over what ever they will announce xD

[Anchor-runetotem]

And for those too lazy to dig:
https://blizzcon.com/en-us/event-info/attendees/badge
Look at step one.

[Righteous-garrosh (Righteous)]

The EU made a start of policing this sort of thing, but we’re way behind the curve.

Too far behind to do anything now but wait for another “doomsday” event to shake everyone up enough to come to their senses, group up as a whole versus bickering across the aisles and break rooms, and fight to keep us from falling into the socialist pit.
It probably wouldn’t even happen then. People have been conditioned far too long with accepting their privacy and rights being exploited. Instead of halting the use of the product that caused those losses, they accept it as collateral damage and carry on as usual, just because they feel the need to stay connected to everyone else who are all in the same boat, “damn the torpedoes!”

[Magnius-thrall (Magnius)]

None of that is surprising.

Basic info, location, and billing info. Literally every app on your phone that can make a purchase needs your billing info and “shares it with third parties” ie. the people your buying stuff from… do you want a purchase confirmation or not?

Nothing to see here, just another tech illiterate trying to get famous on click bait.

[Censered-undermine]

This is probably how they plan to make up lost revenue from in game stores, dropping subscriptions, and fewer game sales.

And as a result they’ll loose even more subs.

[Nillah-uldaman (Nillah)]

Here’s the guy on reddit that first discovered this, as far as I know. Or if you’re like me and just aren’t interested in watching a youtube video.

https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/bkd5ew/you_need_to_have_a_phone_to_attend_blizzcon_this/emg38xv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

[Gaunterr-wyrmrest-accord]

They took “Don’t you guys have phone” too seriously

[Dartt-azjolnerub (Dartt)]

Sadly, this sort of thing is pervasive and we’re doing a bad job of telling tech companies “don’t do this.”

The EU made a start of policing this sort of thing, but we’re way behind the curve.

Considering what the EU has turned into and that they’re attempting to police U.S. based tech companies I’m not sure that that’s such a good thing or that they are any kind of example we should be following.

That being said, it’s time to start telling Tech Companies… in this case Blizzard… “NO”.

[Beezlebubba-emerald-dream (Beezlebubba)]

Don’t you guys have phones security?

[Censered-undermine]

I forgot all about that.
I was wondering why I suddenly started receiving so many spam calls.

[Nihilis-garrosh]

Fact of the matter is we shouldn’t have to tell tech companies not to do it, they know better. They shouldn’t do it but they do because they can. If it applies to the federal government, it should apply to a corporate entity.

[Blimpo-thunderhorn (Blimpo)]

@Icaañul-tichondrius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7YGrenehmQ

you need it for all of 5 minutes, get your badge delete it.

Or go to the help desk and use the PC app there.

[Andros-thaurissan (Andros)]

Maybe this is why they want to make mobile games. Selling personal info.

[Locgar-the-scryers (Locgar)]

use a pre paid phone if you go to blizzcon.

[Kiwì-dentarg (Kiwì)]

Look, this is a huge marketing event and it is the best time for Blizzard to gather data from its customers. If you do not think that they have previously gathered data from you during these events in the past, you’re wrong.

You have always been tracked when attending these events, and you have always given your permission for them to use your data. Just take a look at any agreement you’ve approved.

They have just now gotten more sophisticated at it so they could gather even more data on a per person level.

Currently in the state of California, under the Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 should protect Californians who do not want their personal data collected as it requires businesses that operate in California that make over $25 million to provide Californians with an opt out feature should they choose to choose that option.

But the bottomline is the fact that if you want to go to this event, you should expect your private information to be collected and shared.