Nov 15, 2019, 9:40 PM

@faraday said in Privacy in gaming:

@Thenomain said in Privacy in gaming:

If I leave my house unlocked, you are still trespassing if you enter it uninvited.

I think this is the wrong analogy for a MU.

It's more like... If you come into my house for a party and I have a security system.

Is it unethical for me to monitor my home? Of course not. The ethics are around how you gather and use that footage.

Creeping on people in the bathroom? Eeew. Clearly awful.

Reviewing the footage from a particular night to verify Jane's tale when she claims that John assaulted her? I think that's perfectly valid.

Combing through footage of guests at a party and eavesdropping on conversations they presumed were private? That's just a jerk thing to do, even if it is your house.

I do like this analogy much more.

Primarily because if someone commits a crime on your game (such as sharing underage pornography), you could be investigated as well because your game/server were utilized. Are you likely to be convicted? No. But it's still not going to be a fun time. So I'd like a level of awareness into what is going on and the ability to go 'Wait, you're telling me you have cause to believe SoandSo is engaged in wrongdoing? OK, thank you for telling me: I'll keep an eye on things.'