"2. Consent to Collection and Use of Data.

You agree that EA may collect, use, store and transmit technical and related information that identifies your computer (including the Internet Protocol Address), operating system, Application usage (including but not limited to successful installation and/or removal), software, software usage and peripheral hardware, that may be gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, dynamically served content, product support and other services to you, including online services. EA may also use this information combined with personal information for marketing purposes and to improve our products and services. We may also share that data with our third party service providers in a form that does not personally identify you. IF YOU DO NOT WANT EA TO COLLECT, USE, STORE, TRANSMIT OR DISPLAY THE DATA DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE APPLICATION."
from origin license agreement

oh well...

so i install this on a macbook pro (2008), win7 and os x lion (which origin will not know of), quickcam for better voip, software that origin will install: sims3. software i r
un regular: nwn (sundays), nwn2 (tuesdays), teamspeak3 (sun+tues), chrome+flashblock, vim+tclsh, steam....

other 'software' (=games) i run and usage statistic are hopefully limited to my steam friends.