Games maker Ubisoft accused of illegal data collection


Noyb said Ubisoft forced users to connect to the Internet even to play offline, then used their personal data for commercial ends without their consent. — Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash

VIENNA: A privacy campaign group filed a complaint on April 24 with authorities in Austria against video game giant Ubisoft, accusing the Assassin's Creed publisher of illegally collecting users' personal data.

The Vienna-based organisation, Noyb – which stands for "none of your business" – said the French games maker forced users to connect to the Internet even to play offline, then used their personal data for commercial ends without their consent.

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