Changes to the PlayStation TOS

I got a little email this morning letting me know of “a few updates” to the Sony Terms of Service agreement that governs my PS3.  Turns out the changes are in red, and that makes the TOS look like it just went through a carwash of blood.

Most of it sounds like they’re gearing up for the enhanced online community aspects in the pipeline and reminding kids that there may be porn, but they shouldn’t look at it.  Also, Sony may record any of your communications or activities and may release them to the “authorities” at will.  Yay!

I found this the most interesting new passage, though:

From time to time, it may become necessary for SCEA to provide certain content to you to ensure that PSN and content offered through PSN, your PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system or other SCEA-authorized hardware is functioning properly in accordance with SCEA guidelines. Some content may be provided automatically without notice when you sign into PSN. Such content may include automatic updates or upgrades which may change your current operating system, cause a loss of data or content or cause a loss of functionalities or utilities.

Sounds to me like they’re laying the groundwork to flash any OS’s that have … say … cracks for BluRay discs or other “non-standard” software.  Oh, and in the event that any of these “updates” provided “automatically and without notice” completely brick your system, it’ll be your fault.