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Move contents regarding Rockstar from Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Added Grand Theft Auto to the list affected by the Take Two EULA update.
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[https://screenrant.com/nba-2k-take-two-microtransactions-lawsuit-sports/ Ref] | should cover all 3 major companies owned by T2, ref covers 2k. Zynga's pioneering of predatory mtx needs to be covered (see cityville and Farmville games.) Rockstar, shark cards in GTAO? No clue how we could shoehorn this one.
[https://screenrant.com/nba-2k-take-two-microtransactions-lawsuit-sports/ Ref] | should cover all 3 major companies owned by T2, ref covers 2k. Zynga's pioneering of predatory mtx needs to be covered (see cityville and Farmville games.) Rockstar, shark cards in GTAO? No clue how we could shoehorn this one.
Borderlands Series - Terms of Service changes and alleged spyware 2025-Apr
https://medium.com/@DarkRa/why-gamers-are-furious-over-take-two-and-2ks-new-terms-of-service-051e7a6a5594
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMKMhqKzHxs&pp=ygUMdGFrZSB0d28gdG9z
Risk of Rain 2 - EULA update, which is the same as the Borderlands Series.
Grand Theft Auto also has the same EULA update from Take Two Interactive as the Borderlands Series and Risk of Rain.


==References==
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=Take-Two Interactive Software Privacy Policy Update=
Last Update: February 2025
==Categories of Information Collected==
The type of information we collect depends on how you use the Services. Generally, we collect the following information:
*'''Identifiers / Contact Information''': Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address
*'''Protected Characteristics''': Age and gender
*'''Commercial Information''': Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information
*'''Billing Information''': Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address
*'''Internet / Electronic Activity''': Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications
*'''Device and Usage Data''': Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls)
*'''Profile Inferences''': Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest
*'''Audio / Visual Information''': Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting)
*'''Sensitive Information''': Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.
What  makes them different from a virus?
Here's a comparison between the '''data collected by a RAT (Remote Access Trojan), a Trojan''', and what is described in the '''privacy policy''':
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Data Type'''
!'''Keylogger'''
!'''Spyware'''
!'''RAT'''
!'''Info-Stealer'''
!'''Trojan'''
!'''Adware (Tracking)'''
!'''Network Sniffer'''
!'''Rootkit'''
!'''Browser Hijacker'''
!'''Privacy Policy'''
|-
|'''Identifiers / Contact Info'''
|❌
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅ (via packet capture)
|✅ (indirectly)
|✅
|✅
|-
|'''Protected Characteristics'''
|❌
|⚠️ (inferred)
|❌
|❌
|❌
|✅ (from browsing)
|❌
|❌
|✅ (e.g., age from browsing)
|✅
|-
|'''Commercial Info (Purchases)'''
|✅ (if typed)
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|-
|'''Billing Info'''
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|❌
|✅
|✅
|❌
|✅
|-
|'''Internet / Electronic Activity'''
|❌
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|-
|'''Device & Usage Data'''
|❌
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|⚠️ (indirect)
|✅
|✅
|✅
|-
|'''Profile Inferences'''
|❌
|
{| class="wikitable"
|⚠️ (inference)
|}
|✅
|❌
|✅ (less common)
|✅
|❌
|❌
|✅
|✅
|-
|'''Audio / Visual Info'''
|❌
|✅ (screenshots)
|✅ (cam/mic access)
|❌
|Possibly
|❌
|❌
|✅ (via control)
|❌
|✅
|-
|'''Sensitive Info (Location, Credentials)'''
|✅ (typed)
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅
|Possibly
|✅
|✅
|✅
|✅ (with consent)
|}
Sources:
https://www.take2games.com/legal/en-US/#10-availability
https://www.take2games.com/privacy/en-US/
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