VanHalbgott@lemmus.org to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhat are some video games you avoid?message-squaremessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down13
arrow-up176arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some video games you avoid?VanHalbgott@lemmus.org to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squareTudsamfa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 days agoI’ll assume since I am someone else, but kernel level anti-cheat is basically Spyware, or at least a privacy concern.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day ago“kernel level” means the deepest level of the computer. It’s like giving a houseguest a key to the safe in your bedroom.
minus-squaremed@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 day agoPeople really don’t understand just how invasive this is. At that point, if it was programmed to, it could pretend to obey your uninstall directive, while actually overriding your attempts to uninstall the game.
I’ll assume since I am someone else, but kernel level anti-cheat is basically Spyware, or at least a privacy concern.
Oh ok thanks
“kernel level” means the deepest level of the computer. It’s like giving a houseguest a key to the safe in your bedroom.
People really don’t understand just how invasive this is. At that point, if it was programmed to, it could pretend to obey your uninstall directive, while actually overriding your attempts to uninstall the game.