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GTA 6 leaks prompt Take-Two to subpoena Microsoft for Windows device IDs of everyone in three Discord servers — daily gameplay leaks shatter cloud of secrecy around the much-hyped game (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

No government is requesting this and nothing can stop this massive transfer of personal information

Plenty of governments don't need to request it because they already have all this info. Like China.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    My point is highlighting that this action is outside of any established set of laws. There is literally no regulation around what a company can do to keep information private.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Aren't they using the legal system in this case? So it is by definition, within a set of established laws. Though to me it's not clear if the judge will let them actually get this data. If this were Apple, Apple would probably push back. Microsoft might just give it away for fun though.

    My point was simply refuting the "no government" part of your statement. There are plenty of authoritarian governments that are just as bad on privacy

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    Rockstar and Take-Two are performing the investigation themselves, not law enforcement. This is corporate vigilantism where the business finds someone they think is guilty and hands them over to the police to enact the justice the business advocates. The police should be investigating and requesting records, NOT the business.

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