These days, consumer electronics seem a little too willing to share your information. Smartphones are always too eager to grab your data, and these days you can hardly trust Windows when it comes to advertising and collecting personal data. And video game consoles like the PS5 are no exception.
Luckily, Sony’s latest console comes with a number of privacy settings that you may be able to customize to your liking. You have a number of options when it comes to choosing who can see what games you play and what information Sony collects from you, such as: B. whether or not your voice data should be collected when chatting with friends. Read on to find out how to adjust all of the PS5’s privacy settings.
Basic PS5 privacy customization features
First, navigate to the gear in the top right corner of your PS5’s home screen using the D-pad or analog stick. This will take you to the settings screen. From there, navigate to Users and Accounts > Privacy. The settings here affect the privacy settings of the account you are currently logged in to.
The first option, “View and customize your privacy settings,” allows you to specifically choose who can see your real name and profile picture, who can see your friends, and who can see your activity (e.g. what game you are playing, etc.) . When).
In the “Hide your games from other players” section, you can individually choose which games you want to hide in your status (which is very convenient if you want to avoid others finding out about them). call of Duty is your guilty pleasure and you play it literally every night).
At the bottom of this section, you can also choose who can send you friend requests and game invitations, and manage your block list for particularly problematic players you may or may not encounter while playing online.
Privacy profiles
If you just want to quickly change your privacy settings, select “Adjust privacy settings by selecting a profile” in the “Users and Accounts” section of PS5 Settings. From here you can select a variety of comprehensive settings, with clear descriptions of which settings these profiles will automatically adjust.
Data and personalized information
You can also choose what information your PS5 collects from you under “Data You Provide,” “Personalization,” and “Voice Data Collection” in the “Users and Accounts” section of Settings.
These settings not only allow you to customize information (including voice recording through the use of a microphone during online play), but also whether you see personalized ads, media, and purchase recommendations.
If you’re a total privacy purist, you might want to think about turning off all of these features.
The PlayStation 5 ships with many of the features mentioned here. But even if you’re a social person who loves sharing everything you do on your console, you might want to consider some of these tweaks.
