Squid of Man

Well fuck me if this isn't the single most alarming thing i've read about EA in a loooooong time. Dubious Quality have bothered to actually read some of Xbox Live's fine print, and have uncovered what can only be described as some shocking facts. [cue Naomi Robson head-nod]

Seems every time you play an EA game over Xbox Live, Microsoft provide your account information to EA. This is one of the deals brokered between the two so that EA games could be made available over the service. Sounds harmless enough, until you consider and/or remember just what exactly is in your user details.

Full name. Gender. Address. E-mail address. Phone numbers. Date of Birth. Credit Card Information.

Holy shit. That's not a "Privacy Policy". If I had a team of lawyers I'd have them investigate whether this was even legal, but in their absence the official Squid of Man prediction is that it probably is - but shouldn't be. EA don't need any of that information, and i'm not cool giving it to them, because it would be for one purpose and one purpose only: pure evil.