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Source-backed from PlayStation Privacy Policy

87
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
4
verified controls

1 of them depends on where you live.

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 2 findings
  • Camera & Photos 5 findings
  • Microphone & Audio 1 finding
  • Messages 6 findings
  • Sensitive Data 5 findings
  • Tracking 7 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 9 findings
  • Sharing 23 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 26 findings
  • Other 3 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Sharing PlayStation does not share under-16s' data for advertising where it knows their age

What this means

The limit applies to children it has actual knowledge are under 16. It also points parents to its Privacy Information for Young Players.

PlayStation does not share the personal information of children it has actual knowledge are under the age of 16 for delivery of advertising purposes.

Why this matters

A limit that depends on actual knowledge depends on what the service was told.

What the policy says

We do not share the PI of children who we have actual knowledge are under the age of 16 for delivery of advertising purposes. If you are creating an account for your child, we recommend that you and your child read our Privacy Information for Young Players to help them understand how we handle their PI and their rights over their PI.

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Controls & Permissions Parents can restrict a child's chat with the Free Communication setting

What this means

The setting covers text, voice and video chat and other messaging features that communicate directly with other users in games, apps or system software.

A parent can control their child's ability to use and share personal information through text chat, voice chat, video chat, and other messaging features via the Free Communication setting.

Why this matters

A messaging control decides who a child can reach and who can reach them.

What the policy says

● A parent can control, through the “Free Communication” setting on their child's Account, their child's ability to use (and share PI through) text chat, voice chat, video chat, and other messaging features from communicating directly with other users in games, apps or via system software features. Please note that a child's Account can still (1) Send and receive predetermined text messages created by a game or app, (2) Create and see other users' in-game character names, designs, and clan titles, (3) Use communication services via an Internet browser unless specifically disabled, and (4) Communicate via system …

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Messages Restricting Free Communication still leaves several ways a child can communicate

What this means

The account can still send and receive predetermined text messages from a game or app, create and see in-game names, designs and clan titles, use browser-based communication unless disabled, and use system messaging on PS3 and PS Vita.

Even with Free Communication restricted, a child's account can still send and receive predetermined text messages, see other users' character names and clan titles, use browser-based communication unless disabled, and use system messaging on PS3 and PS Vita.

Why this matters

What a control leaves untouched matters as much as what it turns off.

What the policy says

Please note that a child's Account can still (1) Send and receive predetermined text messages created by a game or app, (2) Create and see other users' in-game character names, designs, and clan titles, (3) Use communication services via an Internet browser unless specifically disabled, and (4) Communicate via system messaging on PS3 and PS Vita.

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Advertising & Profiling 3
  • Controls & Permissions 2
  • Sensitive Data 2
  • Camera & Photos 1
  • Location 1
  • Microphone & Audio 1
  • Sharing 1
  • Tracking 1

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  • Location 1 more
  • Camera & Photos 4 more
  • Messages 5 more
  • Sensitive Data 3 more
  • Tracking 6 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 6 more
  • Sharing 21 more
  • Controls & Permissions 23 more
  • Other 3 more

  • Complete report

    72 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

  • Privacy Tune-Up

    4 verified privacy controls, 2 of them high-impact — where each one is, what it changes, and what may stop working.

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