The creators of Borderlands 4 respond to accusations of spying by some players

Released on September 12, 2025, Borderlands 4 attracted many players, as can be seen on SteamDB, where it recorded a peak of 304,398 players. But for some time now, several players have been accusing Take-Two of spying, and in response to these accusations, the company has decided to speak out. 

It all started when Take-Two changed the end-user license agreement. During this modification, players had to allow this publisher to have access to information such as name and IP address, which immediately provoked a reaction from gamers, who thought that Take-Two was going to spy on them. And this fear has not stopped growing with the release of Borderlands 4. 

But in response to these accusations, the publishers and developers who participated in the creation of this game decided to speak out via the Steam forums: 

"Take-Two does not use spyware in its games. Take-Two’s Privacy Policy applies to all labels, studios, games, and services across all media and platform types such as console, PC, mobile app, and website. The Privacy Policy identifies the data activities that may be collected but this does not mean that every example is collected in each game or service. Take-Two identifies these practices in its Privacy Policy to provide transparency to players and comply with its legal obligations. Take-Two collects this information to deliver its services to players, including to protect the game environment and player experience. You can read more about this in the Privacy Policy."

In other words, they specify that no spyware is present in these games. This, while adding that the collection of information is necessary to provide better services to players and protect the gaming environment. But it remains to be seen whether this message will put an end to these rumors or, on the contrary, continue to fuel them.