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Yes guys, Ubisoft doesn't want to give us a break and I think this deserves its own thread.

This is mostly to put some flags over a couple issues: First, those crying to PC gamers for not wanting to install other launchers because "it's just a launcher lol" and second, for us that care about minimizing our personal data leaks (for whatever reason) to be more conscious about what we install in our devices. Here's the note:

Two US-based players have filed a class action lawsuit against Ubisoft for allegedly sharing its online store users' Personally Identifying Information with Meta.

The lawsuit was filed on October 3, 2024 at the US District Court for the Northern District of California, as shown on Court Listener. The two plaintiffs filed the suit on behalf of "themselves and all others similarly situated."

They alleged that when purchasing a game via Ubisoft's store (or accessing it as a Ubisoft+ subscriber) while logged into their Facebook account, users PII "would be captured by the Meta Platforms tracking Pixel utilised by [Ubisoft], and then transferred to Meta thereby exposing the subscribers' PII to any person of ordinary technical skill who received that data."

"The Video Privacy Protection Act prohibits video tape service providers, such as [Ubisoft], from sharing PII," the lawsuit noted. "[Ubisoft] purposefully implemented and utilised the Pixel, which tracks user activity on [its] website and discloses that information to Facebook to gather valuable marketing data."

The lawsuit also clarified that Meta's Pixel tool can't be placed on a website without the "knowledge and cooperation" of the website owner, in this case Ubisoft.

"[Ubisoft] does not seek, and have not obtained, consent from PII Users to utilise the Pixel to track, share, and exchange their PII with Facebook," it continued.

The plaintiffs said that they "privacy interests" were violated by the situation, with the lawsuit adding: "This threat of injury to plaintiffs from the continuous violations requires temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief to ensure their PII is protected from future disclosure without adequate notice and consent."

Source: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubiso...or-allegedly-sharing-customers-data-with-meta

Next week (or tomorrow, at this rate) Ubisoft will be also investigated for funding rituals to bring Satan to this world LOL.

 

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News - Ubisoft is being sued for allegedly sharing Ubisoft Store and Ubisoft+ user data with Meta

As reported by Bloomberg Law, the class action complaint accuses the Assassin’s Creed publisher of sharing personally identifiable information (PII) with Facebook company Meta. According to the complaint, players who use the Ubisoft website to buy a game on the Ubisoft Store or use it to...

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