A number of PC developers have taken out alleged spyware Red Shell, a software designed to track player habits, of their games. Studios big and small came under fire recently after a Reddit thread ...

Last month, ad tracking software Red Shell generated controversy after it was discovered in a number of popular games. The program's information collection had - and has - many players concerned about ...

Data collection is everywhere, even in a goofy Steam indie about selling weapons to potatoes. Following an outcry from audiences across Reddit and Steam forums, multiple developers and publishers on ...

Some game developers use Red Shell to fingerprint gamers for marketing purposes, and gamers are not happy, forcing many to remove it. Red Shell logs a gamer’s fingerprint so game developers can ...

Essentially, it's software that, if installed, discerns whether you were exposed to the marketing campaign for the game you're playing, and if said campaign led to you purchasing the game. Apparently ...