Sony is going to restrict access to the PlayStation Network for those gamers who do not give up the right to file collective claims against Sony for possible future security holes.

The company has changed the terms and conditions for using PSN, and now the next time they log on to the network, users must agree with them. According to these rules, gamers must conduct all possible criminal actions through the selected Sony arbitrator before going to court. New conditions sound like this:

All activities related to the resolution of conflicts, both in arbitration and in court, will be carried out exclusively on an individual basis, but not with a group of persons or its representative.

Of course, there is an opportunity to refuse: it is written in small print in the new conditions for using PSN. All you need is a month after you agree to send a letter to Sony headquarters in Los Angeles. If you do not agree with the rules, access to the PSN, of course, will not.

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Background for those in the tank:

In the spring, after a series of successful hacker attacks, personal data of about 100 million PSN users were compromised. The response to this was a class action lawsuit, because of which the company may suffer billions of dollars in losses. In addition to PSN, Sony Online Entertainment, Sony Pictures, the Canadian division of Sony Ericsson and the Greek branch of Sony Music Entertainment have also been cracked.
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via BBC , securelist , techcrunch