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to work out which marketing campaign generated your sale on Steam, as there is currently no other way to track it back as team does not provide the tools to do that. Its just a tool to help marketeers understand which of their campaigns are working and which not. The idea that its trying to steal your personal data is completely misleading and untrue.

ORIGINAL: IainMcNeil

This is a storm in a teacup. Loads of games have RedShell and its entire purpose is to work out which marketing campaign generated your sale on Steam, as there is currently no other way to track it back as team does not provide the tools to do that. Its just a tool to help marketeers understand which of their campaigns are working and which not. The idea that its trying to steal your personal data is completely misleading and untrue. We don't use RedShell and don't plan to but can see why developers do. It's just people trying to create a fuss about something that really doesn't matter.

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

Agreed. As stated earlier, I seriously doubt Steam is stealing banking information, or financial info, or anything at all of that nature. And what they do will not slow down your machine [:-] Part of their EULA is they can use information gathered for marketing purposes, just as Ian states. But it was a lot of data gathered. And I am a paranoid little bastage [:'(]

That same language was used by Facebook, and by a LOT of other file share servers. I have never seen anything like that type of file transfer from Matrix, or GoG. And you have no idea where data gathered will end up, because you do allow it to be distributed as the far end see's fit as a part of the EULA agreements. Your not paranoid if there really is someone out there [;)] And a little paranoia when using the internet is a good thing.

ORIGINAL: Zorch
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I pay cash everywhere I can, just so the merchant doesn't get any info about me that could be misused or stolen.

ORIGINAL: Dabo

and in other games too. Here's a l list.
The program is called Red Shell (be aware there’s also a virus with the same name).

The purpose of this software is to track the "device" (PC, console, whatever) it is installed on, observing such things as what game(s) you play, what youtube video(s) you watch, and more, in order to report back to Red Shell's clients about how successful those clients' advertising campaigns are.

I’m not a lawyer but it should be illegal under the new EU’s GDPR if they don’t provide an opt-out. If you’re not an Eu citizen it depends on your country’s legislation.
Some of the companies in the list have removed the software claiming they didn’t know about it (yeah sure). 2K hasn't yet.

ORIGINAL: IainMcNeil

This is a storm in a teacup. Loads of games have RedShell and its entire purpose is to work out which marketing campaign generated your sale on Steam, as there is currently no other way to track it back as team does not provide the tools to do that. Its just a tool to help marketeers understand which of their campaigns are working and which not. The idea that its trying to steal your personal data is completely misleading and untrue. We don't use RedShell and don't plan to but can see why developers do. It's just people trying to create a fuss about something that really doesn't matter.

so just live with it,..

ORIGINAL: Otto von Blotto
where in KSP did you do this, just been looking for the setting in the program and can't find it.[&:]

ORIGINAL: zakblood
it's part and parcel of being in the modern electronic world now days i'm afraid

Nvidia been doing it for years, almost every O/S from any maker has, 99% of all browsers, nearly all the camera in the world, and on and on and on, phones, smart TV's, if you wish to go off grid, it's hard to see maybe many places left to really be off the total surveillance grid. so just live with it,..