Sony to "monitor and record" PSN activity

Sony has updated their terms and conditions and the new small print reveals that the company can actively monitor and record the communications between players on PlayStation Network should they so wish.

The platform holder confirms the news in their Software Usage Terms, where they state that although they are monitoring activity on PSN, they can't monitor all of it. They also mention that they may "monitor and record any or all of your PSN activity" and that information taken could be used by Sony or their affiliated companies to enforce these terms and conditions. Here's the small print:

Are we monitoring PSN?

14.1. Yes but we can't monitor all PSN activity and we make no commitment to do so. However, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to monitor and record any or all of your PSN activity and to remove any of your UGM at our sole discretion, without further notice to you. Your use of PSN and our community features may be recorded and collected by us or sent to us by other users as described in 13.1. Any information collected in this way, for example, your UGM, the content of your voice and text communications, video of your gameplay, the time and location of your activities, and your name, your PSN Online ID and IP address, may be used by us or our affiliated companies to enforce these Terms and the SEN Terms of Service, to comply with the law, to protect our rights and those of our licensors and users, and to protect the personal safety of our employees and users. This information may be passed to the police or other appropriate authorities. By accepting these Software Usage Terms, you expressly consent to this.

14.2. Use of the community features provided by your Authorised System and authorised Software published for use on it in accordance with the applicable agreements described in clause 10.1 will not breach clauses 6.2 and 6.5 of these Terms.