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EA’s online gaming service dubbed Origin has the ability to send your personal information collected from your computer, and send it off to third parties after you opt to accept the service’s terms and conditions. The information was gathered by a few gamers who decided to do the unthinkable: read the end user license agreement for Electronic Art’s PC gaming service.

Once signed up, you’ve essentially given EA the right to see everything that happens on your computer: all your history, everything!

Those who found out about this, took to Reddit and the Escapist Magazine forums to spread the word.

Here’s how it reads:

“You agree that EA may collect, use, store and transmit technical and related information that identifies your computer (including the Internet Protocol Address), operating system, Application usage (including but not limited to successful installation and/or removal), software, software usage and peripheral hardware, that may be gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, dynamically served content, product support and other services to you, including online services. EA may also use this information combined with personal information for marketing purposes and to improve our products and services. We may also share that data with our third party service providers in a form that does not personally identify you. IF YOU DO NOT WANT EA TO COLLECT, USE, STORE, TRANSMIT OR DISPLAY THE DATA DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE APPLICATION.”

As for PC gamers, it’ll be a tough decision for them, because Origin’s the only way they’ll be able to play Battlefield 3 as of now, as EA’s said the shooter won’t be available on Steam.