Quote Originally Posted by Valence View Post
As you may know fflogs doesn't work on an opt-in model (you have to actually register to opt-out and have your pages set to private). After seeing that fiasco with that third party mod exploiting the blacklist system, and fflogs also working on a similar opt-in model, this reminded me that I've always found this a little concerning in the first place.

I know SE has little control over external websites, but I do think they still hold some modicum of power into what that can declare "cool" or "not cool".

I'd respectfully ask SE if we can finally have a piece of their mind on this. Thanks.
In an ideal universe I do think the opt-in model would be preferable for anything that is collecting data on another player, but in the case of this specific site, I don't see it as detrimental, inherently anyway.

The problem you would have with this specific site is that the use of it is just so normalized.

SE does need to do something anyway, especially in the instance of privacy, as this is one of those situations where the community has near enough unilaterally gone "No, this is too much, it is too far", so it's well up to Square Enix as to what level they do or don't condone such tools. If they maintain the hands off and ignoring approach that they have historically done, then I do think it will only get more invasive since someone has now opened that genie bottle.

I get enforcing it is not easy, but at this point they aren't even trying to create a deterrent beyond that obligatory entry in the ToS.