为什么这个试用版的游戏要连网呢？让我神经敏感了一下。我在C:\Program Files\PopCap Games\Plants vs. Zombies目录下找到了eula.rtf文件，里面有下面一段。
1.4 Automated Collection of Information. The Game may automatically send and receive information to and from your computer which PopCap may use to update the Game (by providing new features, bug fixes, etc.), to perform quality and assurance testing for the Game, and to provide you with information about other products and services we offer. PopCap may assign a unique anonymous identifier to the Game you have downloaded and, by using the non-personally identifiable information that is associated with this identifier, PopCap can personalize your experience, recommend products and services or make special offers through the Game specifically based on your preferences and usage of our products and services without personally identifying you. The information that PopCap gathers may also be used in anonymous and aggregated form in order to analyze ways to improve our products and services. BY USING THE GAME YOU CONSENT TO THE TRANSMISSION AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION BY POPCAP AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH.这表明公司告知用户确实要自动收集信息。一开始的发现连网确实让我不爽，但是安装软件的时候，绝大多数人都不会看用户许可而直接接受并安装的。在公司主页的隐私声明中，简单解释了下收集了什么类型的信息。用户甚至可以写信给公司要求查看收集的信息，但是这里却不具体说明到底是哪些数据。
使用非自由软件，我们只能抱着对游戏发行商的信任，相信他们不会滥收集、滥用用户信息。用户在没有程序源代码的情况下来确定收集的信息是困难的。QQ肯定没在EULA里面说要扫描你硬盘，但是人家却偷偷地做了。
现在智能手机收集用户信息的事情也很平常，WSJ上的一篇文章用图表形象列出了iPhone和Android上最受欢迎的101款应用（包括WSJ自己的应用）收集用户信息的情况。既要在网络世界畅游无阻，又要不损害个人信息的私密性，目前看起来是不可能的。
