EVE General Discussion

Just out of curiosity, I decided to look into what all is granted by a full API. I did a quick google search, found a link to the powerful tools used by corporations to do their background checks, and was appalled at what I saw.

My assets and in which station I'd placed them, my wallet, all my market transactions, where I go, what I do, even granting full access to every notification and mail I send and receive? A full API literally lets someone watch my every move!

It's creepy!

I've now joined the bandwagon of those who refuse to provide a full API. No one shall have that kind of access to my game play experience. I sent an e-mail to my corp providing them with a new API. I hope they understand. It was just way too creepy a thing to have out there....

*shudder*

Well, consider that when joining a corp and being asked for your full API when getting no APIs in return from the corp CEO and current members, there's really no way my sending a full API helps prevent me from getting my stuff stolen. No corp provides their APIs- they simply ask for the API of the new recruit.

My mail. Yep. I'm hiding every message where I say hi to someone ;)

It's a make believe spaceship game.

Seeing the everything of your imaginary character is not creepy.

It's just another aspect of the game. Nothing more.

Personally, I don't engage in any kind of player interaction with anyone who doesn't submit a full API first.

Because its safe security to hand out all of your corp's APIs to every recruit that joins. Thats like going to the your job and saying its unfair they can have your social security number but your not allowed to have the social security number of everyone who works there.

I won't ask you for an API to join my corp, Titania.

We do fun activities like forum roams and thread ganks. If you have a knack for annoying people using only your words, then you are what we here at IAAM want. No need for a blaster when a sharp wit will kill with more finesse.

Mr Epeen

The full API sounds more like "activity monitoring" rather than "background check".

I would only give the public information.
Not my fault your internet research skills are s**t.

LoL, someone was trying to sell tons of APIs in MD last week:

"Say I've collected a large number of API's through ways which aren't against Eve's rules, would it be against the rules to sell in bulk here to corporations/alliances seeking intel via the use of these API's?"

Not even my mom will get my full API.

So your API gives out your in game data, which we all knew. You realise this isn't real life, right? Who cares if someone wants to look at what your characters has been doing. If you can't dig out a full API, enjoy being relegated to the ass end of corporations who don't care about awoxing and corp secruity, all so you can keep in game data privileged. lel.

You guys talk about it like you would be giving out your home address or something. Just looking at a corp forums gives out more personal information than your API.