Brick Nintendo before they brick you! | DefectiveByDesign.org
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The Nintendo 3DS keeps track of every game you play, along with any data or information created while using the device. This includes personal data such as any name, address, or other information you enter; as well as “age, gender, geographic area, game play data, online status, Nintendo 3DS System serial number and device ID, device certificate information, cookies, Friend Codes, wireless access point information, Internet Protocol (’IP’) address, and Media Access Control (’MAC’) address” (to quote the Nintendo 3DS System Privacy Policy). Further, they collect all “User Content,” which they define as all “[...] comments, messages, images, photos, movies, information, data and other content”.
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The Nintendo 3DS will send the Activity Log to Nintendo when the wifi is connected.
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Nintendo can then choose to share your information and use it to target advertisements to you.
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Worst of all, Nintendo has claimed the right to use the information they collect from your device to judge if you are allowed to continue using it.
