RUMOR: PSN Ban-Wave incoming due to new TOS in PAN/ EUROPE countries

[freeforall9]

Just saw this when i logged into my EU account LOL

You must agree to this to contiune to be playing online now in EU:

Link: TERMS OF SERVICE AND USER AGREEMENT

Does that mean there is an in-coming World's First "Ban-Wave" for the Jailbroken PS3 Consoles?

I'm guessing the key part is this:

# You must not use any unauthorised hardware or software to access or use Sony Online Services or make, or distribute unauthorised software or hardware via, or in connection with, Sony Online Services (including but not limited to cheat code software or devices that circumvent any security features or limitations included on any software or devices).
# You must not modify or attempt to modify the online client, disc, save file, server, client-server communication, or other part of any Service or cause disruption to any account, system, hardware, software, or network connected to Sony Online Services for any reason, including to gain an unfair advantage in any Service.
# You must not bypass or attempt to bypass any user authentication systems or security feature or attempt to hack or reverse engineer any code or equipment in connection with Sony Online Services (unless permitted by applicable law).

If one changes their PSID now, gets banned and returns to the original PSID could this problem be overturned

EDIT: (The Truth and Facts / This Is All Rumor For Now!)

Our many thanks to Mathieulh for re-tweeting this news from beatdowniidx, I found myself this morning over coffee reading tons of PM's and E-Mail's about this, so I was force to move the original source thread which was found right here on PSX-SCENE to hopefully calm the waters done.

Fact #1: -- This is just an TOS update for PAN / EUROPE owners (UK,Africa,Aussie,Europe)!
Fact #2: -- This brings the PAN / EUROPE aggreement to the same level we had in NA (America) since June!
Fact #3: -- PSN is going down in those countries for service update, so you will see error 8002A240!

There will be PSN maintenance occurring between 16:05 and 23:00 on Thursday 18th November 2010. During this time, PlayStation Store (via PC and PS3) will be unavailable together with Account Management and Registration services. Users already signed in should not be affected and those that have signed in previously may still be able to do so on their PlayStation 3.

We apologise for any inconvenience this outage may cause.

For now this thread is just that a possible RUMOR nothing more, I will update it if and when it becomes FACT!

Thanks to C* for the wonderful picture and the added content that got merged into this original one. -- Many Thanks!

[jb7]

haha dude this happened to me too, just posted about it on the hex thread. I normally psn after I'm in the game, but it gives me 8002a240 (i.e please exit the game to view new license agreement). Didn't exit the game to view it though, just turned off ps3.. not gonna agree to it yet

[freeforall9]

haha dude this happened to me too, just posted about it on the hex thread. I normally psn after I'm in the game, but it gives me 8002a240 (i.e new license agreement). Didn't exit the game to view it though, not gonna agree to it yet

i did went back to xmb and let me play black ops again so dont know what to think

[jb7]

i did went back to xmb and let me play black ops again so dont know what to think

did you have to agree to something new?

[MRDOCA]

oh well there goes psn banwave in a few days. scene better hurry up and sort mac address spoofing

[fett1980]

just done it .. dont have to install out or nothin just a general reminder warning

[crack]

oh noez

[ultragoregrind]

Oh well.

This day was going to come eventually. We all knew it.

c'est la vie

[chesh]

Well, we're breaking 5-9 and 15- the end. Oops. LOL.

[iLLNESS]

so why does this mean theres a new banwave coming?

they dont need to update the TOS to ban you they would already have grounds to do so.