Origin IS pretty terrible in that regard. It's there as an "anti-piracy, anti-cheating, and support/feedback gathering tool" according to the ToS.
I'm not happy with it, but so long as you're not doing anything else while Origin is running you're pretty safe.
Origin can and does scan anything running on your system. The same with EA/BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic, it scans all running processes and if it detects anything that could be considered cheating (including recording software like Fraps for beta testers) it will report you to EA (testers can/will/have lost their testing abilities). SW: TOR will also be on Origin.![]()
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