The first one is from Fpsadmin.com :
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The Whole Spyware Thing...
Hey guys. You've no doubt heard about the whole in-game ads in BF2142 stuff by now, and everyone's asking me about Airborne. There's been a lot of information on this taken out of context and misconstrued. First, read this letter from the DICE team about the subject:
The in-game advertisement is respectful of players' privacy: it never accesses files not directly related to the game, and it does not capture personal data such as cookies, account login detail, gameplay behaviour or surfing history. As it is an integrated part of Battlefield 2142 and not a separate program, it only runs when the game is running.
Because BF2142 delivers ads by region, the IP address of the player is used to determine the region of the player and helps serve ads by region and language; for instance, a player in Paris will be presented with ads in French. Note that this IP address is not stored on the advertisement server and is not repurposed for other uses.
A unique ID number is anonymously assigned the first time the player joins a Battlefield 2142 online game. It is stored locally on the PC but is not linked to any personal details.
The in-game advertisement gathers what we call