your game play, activities and usage of games and Xbox Services will be tracked and shared with applicable third-parties, including game developers
I'd be less concerned if they committed to sharing data about a game's use ONLY with the publisher of said game, via an opt-in mechanism (or at least gave you a global opt-out option).
But the ambiguous way this is worded leaves the door open to them sharing whatever they want with whoever they want. No thank you, bugger off.
Getting really tired of the game of cat and mouse with telemetry domains, but alas the vast majority of the population does not understand the risks to their privacy, nor are they educated about the extent of data collection and re-selling that is happening in the industry.
It's as if we need to simplify the way we have 18,337,398 page Privacy Policy into something like "We collect and sell your data to the following parties: 1, 2, 3". Bet at least then you'd have some people against the mass telemetrization of every nook and cranny of your devices.
I wonder if it might also help if companies were compelled to share specifics. E.g. Imagine just like the "Security" tab in $WEBSITE that lists all your recent logins and originating IP's, there were a "Privacy" tab showing each disclosure.
7/2: We told Facebook you visited our website
7/3: We shared your recent search on "Ukraine" with Cambridge Analytica
Even more-so if you could audit your telemetry data blockchain-style as it propagates through the ether...
7/14: Cambridge Analytica shared your Ukraine search history with Russian FSB
I'd be less concerned if they committed to sharing data about a game's use ONLY with the publisher of said game, via an opt-in mechanism (or at least gave you a global opt-out option).
But the ambiguous way this is worded leaves the door open to them sharing whatever they want with whoever they want. No thank you, bugger off.