PSA: Your privacy is not safe with Chinese owned Riot Games Inc. They don't follow policy or law.

Drugs and Liquor·2/9/2020, 12:06:12 AM·5 votes·1,426 views

DO NOT TRUST RIOT GAMES INC. WITH YOUR DATA.

I have added a TL;DR before and after my story, if you don't wish to read my wall of text. I will not be arguing with other gamers over this incident. However I will be creating a video with full details including the illegal FBI interview. When this video is published I will take questions, if any on the video @ youtube, not here.

I am trying to provide some clarity about your data and how Riot Games Inc. will NOT follow their own policies or follow the law.

YOUR DATA IS NOT SAFE WITH RIOT GAMES INC.

TL;DR: A player threatened to have me arrested for threatening to "bomb Riot Games inc. and The White House. I reported this player and event immediately after the game to Riot through their ticket system, "blitzcrank bot" closes my ticket as solved. One month later I am visited by the FBI and accused of threats to The White House. The player has gone unpunished. The player "The domestic terrorist", Riot and the FBI have all committed crimes. Riot illegally gave personal data without the proper paperwork, in effect aiding the domestic terrorist to succeed in his threat to have me arrested by the FBI, this is just another form of "swatting" minus the swat team. The FBI have violated my 1st and 4th under our Constitutions 1-10th amendments "The Bill of Rights" I hope everyone knows the 1st, the 4th should have protected me from illegal search and seizure. The FBI did not have a warrant to obtain my username or my ip address.

Timeline of events with some inserts of context.

1.I queue for an ARAM game...I afk...game starts.

2.I return from afk just after the 2 minute mark.

3.Prior to minute mark [3:07] the player who initiated this entire incident, lets call him "the domestic terrorist" proceeds to threaten to report me and various others agree that they will report me for afk.

4.I make a statement..."[3:07] [All] Diana: afk 2 mins and getting threats and confirms in aram?? smh well goes 2 ways.//.//harassment worse than afk gl with your accounts" Just pointing out facts, that harassment is worse than being afk for 2 minutes.

5.The domestic terrorist makes a threat that he will "have you arrested by the FBI for threatening to "bomb riot games"". At this time I have only typed what is shown above, the [3:07] marker.

6.[3:24] - [9:19] is a back and forth between the domestic terrorist and me regarding his and his premade harassing me for being 2 minutes late to an ARAM game.

7.[9:45] - [end of conversation] Is me explaining to the domestic terrorist that I understand the law to the degree that what he is doing is highly illegal, and that bomb threats in general is a federal crime. It is between this time that the domestic terrorist then states he will also add to his FBI report of my intent to "bomb The White House". You can clearly read I never said one word about The WhiteHouse.

8.All players have now left the post game lobby. I immediately report this to riot game through their system with a ticket explaining what just happened to me in a game and that they are required to do something about the domestic terrorist. "blitzcrank bot" closes this ticket as "solved". At this point in time I assume that Riot has done their job and have reported this player to the authorities.

9.1 week after my report, the domestic terrorist is questioned by the FBI. (This was confirmed 3 weeks later. The same day the FBI visited me I contaced him 1 time in the game simply to give him a chance. I ask him "why did you do it" He gives me some smartass remark and unfriends me.)

10.One month after my initial report to Riot I am visited by the FBI with accusations that "someone at this ip threatened the white house". The "FBI" were both casually dressed and their car had normal license plates, NOT government issued tags. So other than their "badge" they flash you for 1 second they look like a couple of random people threatening me claming they are the "FBI". They are then made to leave our property and told to either come back with a warrant or the police becuase you could be anyone.

11.Police arrive. I agree to speak with the FBI now since I have assurance they are who they claim to be. I was questioned by the FBI about "[4:56] [All] Diana: cant wait until riot gets hit like the other techies

( I had to explain to the FBI that riot is the owner of league of legends...they assumed I was attempting to incite a "riot".)

[5:29] [All] Diana: will be fun to watch them squirm...free speech...lets see facebook youtube google...only a matter of time

(During this time all the tech giants "techies" were being "hit" with multi billion dollar fines from the governmment for violating people's privacy, free speech and privacy policy violations.) The FBI again assumed that I was planning a "hit". Though I meant what I said about "watching them squirm". You are not even allowed to defend yourself if accused of something and happen to get heated and use "naughty words". They have time and time again banned many people for "speech" when there are more than enough tools to not read what you don't like. For example, chat filter is ON by default...if you turn it off it was your choice to be mature enough to handle "bad words" with it ON "*********" is all that is shown in place of "profanity". Players have the option to mute the "offensive" player" even though you have already chosen to read "bad words". Players can /MUTEALL if you don't like what people say to you you don't have to read it at all. So it makes no sense to ban anyone for "speech" since players already have ALL the tools they need in order to deal with "speech" they dont like.

Examples from ONE google search...news titles of tech giants "techies" and the like being "hit" with fines.

'Jimmy Kimmel Live' hit with $395,000 fine Facebook hit with $5 billion fine British Airways Hit With Record Fine Facebook hit with $5-billion federal fine for privacy violations Qualcomm hit with $271M EU fine Qualcomm Hit by Second Antitrust Fine FTC hits Facebook with $5 billion fine and new privacy checks Dailymotion hit by fine Facebook hit with major restrictions as part of $5 billion FTC fine

The last line I was questioned about by the FBI. [5:39] [All] Diana: until riot is on the chopping block"

This is my wish Riot that gets a huge fine just like the other "techies". Also mind that one of Renekton's quotes in the game is "who's next on the chopping block"

"on the chopping block" is an idiom used to convey that someone is in danger of losing something. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on+the+chopping+block on the chopping block

Planned or about to be discarded or done away with. The president-elect has made it clear that several of his predecessor's policies will be on the chopping block as soon as he takes office. They told me that my project is on the chopping block because of how many delays there have been.
In imminent danger of losing one's job. Hundreds of people will be on the chopping block if this factory shuts down. See also: block, chop, on [cited] Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

Idiom: On the chopping block

Dictionary entries. From ONE google search.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20chopping%20block https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/on+the+chopping+block.html https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on+the+chopping+block https://www.wordsmyth.net/?rid=48255 https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=On%20the%20chopping%20block

Riot Games Inc. had violated their privacy policy by giving my data to the FBI on a "request" this was confirmed with a lenthy back and forth with me, Riot and TRUSTe their privacy policy certification company. A warrant is needed for them to obtain that information. I am aware that if I had threatened to actually do what I was accused of then I would have committed a felony and Riot would NOT need a warrant since I would have been an "immediate threat of physical safety/death". However as the FBI was fully aware of ( since they already had both sides of the chat logs) the only person who said ANY of the claims was the domestic terrorist. In spite of this the FBI still visit my home and accuse me of threatening The White House. Riot has refused to give me a copy of the FULL chat logs which show the context and the domestic terrorist's intent.

About TRUSTe and what they do.

TRUSTe Enterprise Privacy Certification

Ensure your business, products, and services demonstrate responsible data collection, processing and privacy management practices. Convincing customers and business partners that they can trust you with the processing of their personal information is more important than ever. Demonstrating responsible data collection and processing practices that are consistent with regulatory expectations and external standards for privacy accountability is critical to your company’s credibility, brand reputation, and bottom line.

After this mediation, TRUSTe claimed they don't have the power to make Riot enforce their own privacy policy. Even though that is exactly what they oversee. They did not revoke their certification, they just told me I need to contact Riot.

. A warrant is needed for them to obtain that information. I am fully aware that if I had threatened to actually do what I was accused of then I would have committed a felony and Riot would NOT need a warrant since I would have been an "immediate threat of physical safety/death". However as the FBI was fully aware of ( since they already had both sides of the chat logs) the only person who said ANY of the claims was the domestic terrorist. In spite of this the FBI still visit my home and accuse me of threatening The White House. With zero proof that I had.

Per Riot Games Inc. "privacy policy"
https://www.riotgames.com/en/privacy-notice

B. Sharing Info

Lastly, remember the stuff you share in social features (like chat and forums) is public -- please be careful about how you use them!

If you share info publicly through interactive features we control, such as forums and chat, you should understand that this info is public not private.

C. Chat & Player Behavior

Please be kind to other players, observe our policies related to player behavior (including our Terms of Use), and always be careful what you share in chat!

The policy states more than once that anything you share on (chat/forums) is PUBLIC. Therfore I am entitled to the full chat logs of the game in question , not just my chat logs.

To add insult to injury...also on Riots pages about privacy is this little gem.

Protecting Player Data

Jun 11, 2019

As recently as seven years ago no one really thought about personal data privacy or how data collection would affect them, and even when Edward Snowden was making headlines, the focus was mainly on the governmental implications. Conversations centered around wiretaps or companies handing over browsing data to the government.

Fast forward to today and net neutrality is on most peoples’ minds. Whether it’s governmental regulations on memes, your smart speaker recording queries, or your phone tailoring ads based on conversations (and somehow picking up on your co-worker’s new hockey hobby), we’ve all encountered some level of data collection in our lives and it’s only natural for us to seek a way to protect our data. We’re players too, and we don’t believe you should have to worry about this type of data collection when you play your favorite game. This is why we’re working our hardest to remain at the forefront of data privacy by future-proofing how we protect player data as best we can in such an evolving arena. What is Data Privacy? Does Not Compute

We define data privacy as how we collect, handle, use, and destroy player data. Player data is anything we collect or glean from players in all of our game and web ecosystems. This includes identifying information, personalized information, or anything we could use for Riot’s business purposes.

In May of 2018, the EU enacted the GDPR, which is their revised, updated, and strengthened regulation for data privacy and consumer protection. Fortunately for all of us, many other countries and states are following suit. We’re dedicated to ensuring everyone’s data is kept safe. Why it Matters

Imagine a world where everything you do is public knowledge. There is no privacy. No anonymity. Everyone in your contact list knows about every Google search you’ve ever made, every weird Wikipedia or YouTube rabbit hole you’ve ever fallen down. That’s a world without data privacy, and we’re trying to keep that in the pages of 1984. Big Brother Is Watching

The games industry is unique for the way in which it embraces change. Innovation is at our very heart, and data privacy is no different. As governments update regulations to match the changing technology, so too must our approach to protecting data. We’ll continue to work our hardest to set the bar for data privacy in games and lead the way for the rest of the industry. Continued Efforts

The Data Privacy team works with Rioters from every region to make sure we meet our obligations. But we’re not stopping there. We want to take data privacy further because players deserve to be protected. Whenever we make any decisions around data, we like to think of how we would feel if it was ours.

We do this because it’s right for players, fellow Rioters, and everyone else. We’ll continue to push for better privacy, and we’ll continue to be vigilant. Related Posts

PressSecurityLegalCandidate PrivacyPrivacy PolicyTerms of UsePlayer SupportLeague of Legends

June 11 2019

On the same page as this clearly bullshit statement, is Riot thinking they are cute by posting an image of "Velkoz" with the caption "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING" https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/protecting-player-data Why it Matters Imagine a world where everything you do is public knowledge. There is no privacy. No anonymity. Everyone in your contact list knows about every Google search you’ve ever made, every weird Wikipedia or YouTube rabbit hole you’ve ever fallen down. That’s a world without data privacy, and we’re trying to keep that in the pages of 1984.

They weren't kidding. Riot Games Inc. literally sent 1984 to my door. I am sorry Riot, you may be 100% owned by the Chinese but you can keep your authoritarian bullshit IN CHINA.

I would have to say that Riot did exactly the opposite of what they are claiming of how they will handle YOUR PRIVACY.

Be aware that Tencent has a 100% ownership of the stock in and owns Riot and league. They are no longer an American company even though their headquarters is in Los Angeles, CA.

In effect the domestic terrorist has committed a felony without repercussions. His opgg showed that he took zero time off of league after this incident, meaning he was not arrested or punished by the law or Riot in any way. Trying to frame me for a bomb threat is a felony offense...also Riot and the FBI refusing to punish the domestic terrorist are technically committing felonies as well. The crime's the domestic terrorist,Riot and the FBI are guilty of would be the following.

For the domestic terrorist. 1427. Imparting Or Conveying False Information (Bomb Hoax) -- 18 U.S.C. 35

Section 35 of Title 18 provides civil and criminal felony provisions for the conveyance of false information regarding attempts or alleged attempts to destroy, damage, or disable aircraft, aircraft related facilities or motor vehicles and their related facilities. The statute is frequently referred to as the "bomb hoax" statute. The statute contains a civil penalty provision, 18 U.S.C. § 35(a), for nonmalicious false reports, and a felony provision, 18 U.S.C. § 35(b), which prescribes maximum penalties of $5,000 or five years imprisonment or both for conveying or imparting false information willfully and maliciously or with reckless disregard for the safety of human life. Statements which impart or convey false information regarding attempts to place or the placing of explosives aboard aircraft (but not in aircraft facilities such as airports) may also be punishable under 49 U.S.C. 46507(1) (formerly 49 U.S.C.App. § 1472(m)(1)), which provides for a felony penalty, and under 49 U.S.C. 46302 (formerly 49 U.S.C.App. § 1472(c)), which provides for a civil penalty for furnishing false information about alleged attempts to commit certain Title 49 offenses.

For Riot Games Inc. and the FBI.
18 U.S. Code § 3. Accessory after the fact

Whoever, knowing that an offense against the United States has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an accessory after the fact.

Except as otherwise expressly provided by any Act of Congress, an accessory after the fact shall be imprisoned not more than one-half the maximum term of imprisonment or (notwithstanding section 3571) fined not more than one-half the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the principal, or both; or if the principal is punishable by life imprisonment or death, the accessory shall be imprisoned not more than 15 years.

I was also instructed by Riot support, I would need to speak with the "data protection officer" [email protected] in order to receive the games full chat logs and that support could no longer assist me. I tried to contact [email protected] , 4 attempts were made within the span of a month with no response.

Since I can't find a lawyer (nobody wants to touch the FBI...even one lawyer straight up said to me "it's they government they can do what they want". I am forced to document and share my story, as I continue to seek justice.

I will be making a lengthy video entailing all, including police body cam footage of the FBI's illegal "interview".

PSA: Your privacy is not safe with Chinese owned Riot Games Inc. They don't follow policy or law.

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