• Jax@sh.itjust.works
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    9 hours ago

    Games are essentially attack vectors with kernal level access to your computer.

    Some games, with very specific anticheat. Let’s not spread misinformation.

    That being said, yeah I don’t get it either - I refused to play Valorant for this reason.

    • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 hours ago

      All games with kernel level anticheat, that isnt’t open souce.

      There, fixed it for you.

      Kernel level AC is literally a root kit, in some cases also a boot kit.

      It has never made any sense to allow this shit on your computer. Sorry if marketing convinced you otherwise.

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      5 hours ago

      I mean even games without anti-cheat are attack vectors. Some 18 year old kid is going to prison because his game stole crypto.

      Also that’s pretty much what I was explaining, I just assumed everyone already knows what I’m talking about. I wouldnt say its misinformation, just lazy short hand and me expecting the audience here to be caught up enough to know what I mean.