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arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-link'I had my fun' says hacker who used Call of Duty anti-cheat exploit to ban 'thousands upon thousands' of innocent playerswww.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up51arrow-down15·2 months agoKernel level isn’t about stopping cheaters, it’s about gaining system access
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoNaw, it’s about pretending to stop cheaters. It’s security theatre, same as the TSA
minus-squarekopasz7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoAny mention of data collection in the ToS?
minus-squareSas [she/her]@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoAnd about putting a buzzword on your game that makes people think they’re safe from cheaters
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoTheir source comes from it giving system access and that is what they want.
minus-squareGetOffMyLan@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWhy would they want that? Are there any cases of it being abused?
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYeah why would any mega conglomerate corporate entity want the most valuable and easy to harvest resource on earth
minus-squareGetOffMyLan@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoComputer usage statistics? Score!
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoIt has system access yet doesn’t prevent cheating.
Kernel level isn’t about stopping cheaters, it’s about gaining system access
Naw, it’s about pretending to stop cheaters. It’s security theatre, same as the TSA
To what end?
Any mention of data collection in the ToS?
And about putting a buzzword on your game that makes people think they’re safe from cheaters
Source?
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!
It has system access yet doesn’t prevent cheating.
Nothing is perfect bruh.