Re: [GD-General] Collecting info from players

[Javier A. <ja...@py...>]

Ivan Galic wrote:

> And when they try to turn it off, show them some
> kind of confirmation dialog with an explanation that sending such
> information to you doesn't invade their privacy, and helps you
> deliver them better games, etc.

I don't know about you, but the more I am told it is ok, the more annoyed
and suspicius I grow. I suggest you put a privacy statement hyperlink
control right next to the checkbox, but don't tell the user that he's making
a dumb choice when he unchecks the option.

Another thing to be careful about is to ensure that no data is sent before
the user has had the chance to turn off that option. Most privacy-conscious
users will have a firewall, and if you try to sneak info out of them before
they can override the option, they will know, they won't like it, and you
won't get the info anyway.

  Javier Arevalo
  Pyro Studios