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minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoKernel level isn’t about stopping cheaters, it’s about gaining system access
minus-squarekopasz7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoAny mention of data collection in the ToS?
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoNaw, it’s about pretending to stop cheaters. It’s security theatre, same as the TSA
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt has system access yet doesn’t prevent cheating.
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoTheir source comes from it giving system access and that is what they want.
minus-squareGetOffMyLan@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWhy would they want that? Are there any cases of it being abused?
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoYeah why would any mega conglomerate corporate entity want the most valuable and easy to harvest resource on earth
minus-squareGetOffMyLan@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoComputer usage statistics? Score!
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoOf course, no unfathomably demonic corporate entity would ever choose to track users and target them like that, to for instance sell products with zero repressions due to a lobbying hate group bribing lawyers to make it legal
minus-squareSas [she/her]@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoAnd about putting a buzzword on your game that makes people think they’re safe from cheaters
Kernel level isn’t about stopping cheaters, it’s about gaining system access
To what end?
Any mention of data collection in the ToS?
Naw, it’s about pretending to stop cheaters. It’s security theatre, same as the TSA
Source?
It has system access yet doesn’t prevent cheating.
Nothing is perfect bruh.
Their source comes from it giving system access and that is what they want.
Why would they want that? Are there any cases of it being abused?
Yeah why would any mega conglomerate corporate entity want the most valuable and easy to harvest resource on earth
Computer usage statistics? Score!
Of course, no unfathomably demonic corporate entity would ever choose to track users and target them like that, to for instance sell products with zero repressions due to a lobbying hate group bribing lawyers to make it legal
And about putting a buzzword on your game that makes people think they’re safe from cheaters