One of the surprises of the week was after installing the 5.53 firmware; Sony required us Europeans to accept to collecting data from us. Regarding the situation, the Japanese company responded.

We’re not going into the subject in detail (as we have done so already), so we rather quote GameSpot, who received the statement from Sony. It reads:

„We are not collecting any new data. We are being more transparent and offering consumers choice.

In line with GDPR requirements, we make every effort to be transparent with our users about how we collect, use and manage their data; we will not be collecting any new or additional information from our users. Service data would encompass data necessary to provide users with the service they request (e.g., if a user clicks on a link to a new page, downloading the page to the device). On the other hand, additional data is information that does not need to be collected to provide users with the service they request, most analytics/usage, settings & navigation data would fall into this category; this leads to improved user experiences. Please see our Privacy Policy.”

So, we still have to submit the service data unless we don’t play online.

Source: GameSpot