Is Blizzard Invading Your Privacy?

CNet News is reporting that many World of Warcraft players are angry over the game’s new scanning software designed to find hacking programs on a client’s computer. An excerpt:

But Blizzard said that it isn’t interested in anything other than whether users are trying to hack into the game.

“Our stance has always been that we really want to stop the hacker that actively attacks our game,” said John Lagrave, senior producer on the “World of Warcraft” live operations team. “We have a system that looks for hacks into the actual game itself. We’re not the police; we’re not the Nazis. We have no interest in personal information because it has no direct bearing for our game.”

So… is it an invasion of privacy or a great tool to keep the game safe from cheaters?