ABOUT Penguin Domination 🐧

Spyware in games? No thanks!

The group focuses on raising awareness and protecting against the collection and tracking of user data through analytics, spyware, crashlytics, advertising, and tracking cookies in games and game clients. A practice that often occurs in the digital world without proper consent. The aim is to support individuals by providing resources and tools to protect their privacy in the rapidly evolving digital technology landscape.

Goals

Responsible Data Analysis by Developers:
It's demanded that developers deactivate analytical services in games by default. The activation of the services should only take place after the consent of the user (opt-in) in order to provide information.
Functional Opt-Out Options:
Opt-outs must be effectively implemented. In too many cases, these options either do not work at all or only partially. It's demanded that users have full control over their data from the beginning, including a transparent and functional opt-out option.
Transparency Obligation on Product Pages:
Before purchase or download, it must be clearly and understandably communicated whether and what analytics services, trackers, or other mechanisms are active in a game or software – this in the respective national language, to avoid misunderstandings and information barriers.
Commitment to Data Minimization and Transparency:
Customers have the right to know what data is truly needed and which services are involved. Clear and honest communication from developers is essential to build trust and protect the privacy of users.
Honesty from Developers and Publishers:
It's demanded that developers and publishers must always be truthful about the actual behavior and data practices of their software. Misleading customers about how their software operates, especially in terms of data collection and usage, undermines trust and violates principles of transparency and respect for user privacy.

What does the group offer?

Reviews and analyses of spyware and background connections in games and game clients.
Information about companies that collect and use data.
Ad blockers with guides for about 1800 games and programs, including links to these tools.
Discussions on privacy and current events.
Resources for enhancing personal privacy and protection online.

Content Censorship on Steam and External Linking

Content on Steam may be censored. In such instances, reviews are available externally. Please visit Review Overview[www.gameindustry.eu].

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Key Resources / Repository

Project Website[www.gameindustry.eu]
GitHub Repository[github.com]

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RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Windows 11 Recall AI feature will record everything you do on your PC

May 20 - ペンギン | 8 Comments

"Microsoft has officially announced "Recall," a new feature for Windows 11 that was rumored under the "AI Explorer" name. This tool will keep track of everything you do and let you get back to any moment whenever you want."

"Microsoft's AI will be inside Minecraft, and other Xbox, PC games: new Copilot features will search your inventories, offer tips and guides"

Source:
Search engine of your trust

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Exactly what we always wanted.

Since Microsoft is committing one data protection violation after another as well as unlawfully appropriating data and constantly inventing new mechanics to snoop on user systems, the following windows updates will remain under special observation. Mainly because there are very often differences between what Microsoft says and what Microsoft really does.

In the last update, dozens of new trackingpixel, telemetry and monitoring addresses by MS were added to the block lists

https://github.com/KodoPengin/GameIndustry-hosts-Template/commit/5672a72bf676c0ab245fd6470d837dd0e75de7dd

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I would also like to point out once again that existing services for AI in Windows 11 (including Bing), are and will remain blocked in existing lists, as the services are linked and Bing with related services is responsible for a large part of the data collection and telemetry in Windows.

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"Everything about spyware, analytics, telemetry & tracking in games and gaming platforms. Cross-system with further information and filter lists to protect your privacy"

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ペンギン

Mar 12 @ 10:16am

Hey - Hmm, damit wär eins der größten Geheimnisse auf Steam aufgeflogen

Die Demo wird noch für das Projekt getestet. Dank für den Hinweis

Impression Mar 12 @ 1:42am

Hey, ich habe dein Spiel gefunden:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2635350/United_Penguin_Kingdom/

myxlmynx Feb 18 @ 3:27am

Wollte nur mal ein Danke da lassen für die Arbeit die du/ihr euch damit macht. Ich konnte dadurch noch mehr Kram blocken.

Und selbst wenn man etwas nicht blockt weil einem die Funktionalität zu wichtig ist, trägt sowas trotzdem dazu bei, dass man als User überhaupt mal eine Übersicht erhält oder sich eine halbwegs informierte Meinung zu bilden kann, da man ansonsten ja im Dunkeln steht. Es ist leider industrieweites Problem ohne funktionierende Regulierung und ohne relevante Folgen für die Firmen, dass proprietäre Software (inklusive Spiele) viel zu viele und detaillierte Daten rausblasen an alle möglichen Stellen.

Im mobilen Bereich kann ich GrapheneOS mit NetGuard Pro empfehlen für granulares Blocking. Als Betriebssystem sollte man generell immer etwas quelloffenes verwenden (Linux oder Open Source Android).

ペンギン

Feb 10 @ 8:21am

The group forums have been restructured to provide a cleaner and clearer structure. Most of the old content has been moved to the archive.

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Die Gruppenforen wurden restrukturiert um eine saubere und übersichtlichere Struktur zu bieten. Alte Inhalte sind größtenteils ins Archiv verschoben worden.

ペンギン

Feb 6 @ 1:34am

Unity Gaming Report 2023 summary & download:

https://gameindustry.eu/blog/unity-gaming-report-2023/

ペンギン

Jan 31 @ 6:22pm

Ja, der Bereich ist tatsächlich wenig beachtet und stellt sich als "herausfordernd" dar. Im Vergleich dazu wirken Spiele und Software für Desktop-Systeme fast schon unproblematisch.

In der Pause habe ich die Blockliste für Android/Mobilapplikationen aktualisiert und zwei neue Spiele hinzugefügt. Das Gröbste sollte damit auf Mobilgeräten blockiert sein. Ansonsten mit dem Haupt-Template in Kombination verwenden.

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