Final Fantasy XIV's Lodestone Site Trends Amid Unofficial AI Data Collection Controversy
The official player information site for the popular MMORPG "Final Fantasy XIV (FF14)", "Lodestone" (commonly known as "Lodestone" or "The Lodestone"), has suddenly trended on SNS platform X (formerly Twitter), causing significant ripples among users. The controversy began when numerous reports emerged that an unofficial "Mirage Prism (Glamour) AI site" was unauthorizedly collecting user character information from Lodestone and using it for AI training. This unofficial site reportedly "extracted" character appearance and equipment data, publicly available on Lodestone, without user consent, and published it as its own database. Furthermore, it has been reported that the site includes a deceptive prompt for users to "log in to Lodestone via the said site" when requesting data deletion, leading to widespread warnings about phishing scams and account information theft. Strong complaints and concerns have been voiced by ...