Have you know what Data shared and collected from Twitch app

  • Approximate Location (IP-based)
  • Device Identifiers (Advertising ID, Device ID)
  • App Activity (Viewing history, stream interactions, clicked ads)
  • Purchase History (Subscriptions, Bits, gift subs)
  • Crash logs and performance diagnostics
  • Fraud prevention identifiers and security signals
  • Username and Password
  • First and Last Name (if provided)
  • Email Address
  • Phone Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Profile Picture and Biography
  • Payment Information (Credit Card, PayPal for purchases)
  • Tax and Payout Information (Bank details for Affiliates/Partners)
  • Live Video and Audio Streams (if you broadcast)
  • Public Chat Messages and Emote usage
  • Private Messages (Whispers)
  • Viewing History, Followed Channels, and Watch Time
  • Interaction with third-party Twitch Extensions
  • Approximate Location (IP-based)
  • Device Information (Hardware model, Operating System)
  • IP Address and Network Data
  • Browser Type and Cookies
  • Data encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS)
  • Data encryption at rest for sensitive data (passwords, payment details)
  • Mandatory Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for streamers (Affiliates/Partners)
  • Optional Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for regular viewers via SMS or Authenticator App
  • Automated and customizable chat moderation tools (AutoMod)
  • Shield Mode for enhanced channel protection against hate raids
  • Options to request account deletion and download a copy of your data
  • Active Bug Bounty Program for cybersecurity researchers
  • Broadcasting and distributing live video/audio content globally
  • Processing payments for channel subscriptions, Bits, and Turbo
  • Issuing revenue payouts to verified content creators
  • Personalizing the homepage and recommending channels/categories
  • Delivering targeted advertisements during live streams
  • Enforcing Community Guidelines and banning malicious accounts
  • Developing new interactive features (Drops, Channel Points, Extensions)
  • Sharing aggregated viewing metrics with advertisers and game developers
  • Public exposure of chat history (chat logs are frequently archived by third-party websites)
  • Severe risk of swatting, doxxing, or real-life stalking for public streamers
  • Phishing links distributed maliciously through public chat or private Whispers
  • Over-sharing of data with third-party extensions installed on a creator's channel
  • Exposure to targeted harassment or automated "hate raids" by bot networks
  • Accidental leak of personal information (address, passwords) during a live screen-share
  • Behavioral profiling for advertising based on the games and content you watch
  • October 2021: A massive 125GB data leak exposed Twitch's entire source code, proprietary SDKs, unreleased projects, internal AWS services, and three years of highly sensitive creator payout reports on a public hacker forum.
  • March 2014: Twitch experienced unauthorized access to certain user accounts, resulting in the company forcing password resets and invalidating stream keys for users to prevent further compromise.
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