no one is after your data.

[DemonCombat47]

you ain't interesting enough.

[Jatimatic .50 BMG]

+1 Nobody cares about what services are running on some main character syndrome idiots computer.

[duus]

but what if I am tho

[Jami]

Obviously a teenager who links his Tiktok and Twitch in his steam bio isn't worried about his privacy.

[76561198150816868]

my spec covers even recommended but starts to heat up and i guess ill uninstal..gonna burn down my sht i guess needs better rig (have gtx 1060 6 gb lol)one is on paper-other is on reality anyway enjoy the game everybody :)

[4EverBadAtPortal2]

Originally posted by Jatimatic .50 BMG:

+1 Nobody cares about what services are running on some main character syndrome idiots computer.

I would give you a clown award but i can't bother to give you anything.

[Reciprocity]

Originally posted by duus:

but what if I am tho

Lol it's to late bro. Get educated. You use windows? Android? iOS? Have social media accounts? And the best yet, you use a Internet service provider? Then it's to late lol. Quit being a bandwagon and learn something.

[Obsidian]

This whole issue is only a big deal because people are being overly protective about their mid-tier PCs. The reality is, if you check the list of services running on your PC, you'll find dozens of unfamiliar ones that get installed by various software and games—it doesn’t really matter. Honestly, if people weren’t talking about it, no one would even notice. As someone pointed out, this wouldn’t even be a discussion if it were an anti-cheat system installed by a big company like Activision, EA, or Rockstar. People only seem to care because it's from a smaller company.

Anyway, there’s no need to stress. Enjoy the game! The anti-cheat only runs when the game is loaded, and it can easily be uninstalled. There's no real danger here. Plus, most people overestimate how much anyone cares about their "personal info." Honestly, they need to chill and find something more worthwhile to focus on.

[RandalMcdaniel]

i know someone who doesnt even accept free games on epic giveaways because he is scared of people stealing his data, he also buys the special edition of games and takes pics of himself in different gas masks a lot for some reason

the government has so much data that the chance of someone caring about mine is like 0%

and what is there to hide anyways? no human is that interesting. Especially nowadays. Reminds me of that south park episode where cartman is like "what kind of data do we have on an eric cartman from south park?" haha

[Lil' Pudin' Taters]

Ignorance is bliss to a lot of the people in this discussion board, but it's sadly a little more than just another big corporate business harvesting your marketing data.

We're talking about a nation state actor having a literal KERNEL LEVEL backdoor to not just your computer, but the thousands, potentially millions, of people who have also downloaded and installed this to their own computers, with the anti-cheat. Infecting one person, is a waste of time for a nation state, but infecting potentially millions of computers and using those millions of computers in one well orchestrated attack, is literal cyber warfare.

Now, think about everything you do on your computer. Do you access your bank account? Do you pay your bills on your computer? Do you talk about your private life on your computer? I know I do all 3 of those things, and I know there's a good chance everyone else does too. Now think about a program on your computer that can secretly glance at all of those things just as you glance at them, and can key log every password you enter. Now multiple that by millions of people doing the same thing on their same computer, also infected by this game. Finally, just imagine everyone waking up one day to find their bank account completely drained, all as the result of China pulling a fast one and wiping everyone's bank accounts completely clean all at once in the middle of the night. You're not talking about "mah data" anymore; you're talking about a national level economic halt or even collapse.

If you think this is some conspiracy theory bologna I'm talking about; This has happened before to other countries. It happened to Ukraine in 2017 using Petya ransomware as just one example.

Also, the counter argument of mentioning other big name companies like Activision, EA, or Rockstar having their own anti-cheat is missing the point. The substantial difference is that Delta Force dev's are directly funded and controlled by Tencent, a Chinese company. As the Chinese government as stated themselves and found in their own constitution, the Chinese government may take control or interfere with any Chinese company as they please. This same statement is not found in nearly all of the Western world and its own individual constitutions. Not only that, but China has been declared an enemy of the state by most of the NATO forces. But, as I say this, I'm not defending any of those aforementioned big video game companies by any means. All of those companies are corrupt as the devil himself, but that corruption doesn't really spell economic collapse of any nation or large group of people; unlike Tencent.

You can choose to play and install this game, you're your own person and can make your own choices, but I'm just hoping you all see the potential threat this poses.

[Reciprocity]

Originally posted by Lil' Pudin' Taters:

Ignorance is bliss to a lot of the people in this discussion board, but it's sadly a little more than just another big corporate business harvesting your marketing data.

We're talking about a nation state actor having a literal KERNEL LEVEL backdoor to not just your computer, but the thousands, potentially millions, of people who have also downloaded and installed this to their own computers, with the anti-cheat. Infecting one person, is a waste of time for a nation state, but infecting potentially millions of computers and using those millions of computers in one well orchestrated attack, is literal cyber warfare.

Now, think about everything you do on your computer. Do you access your bank account? Do you pay your bills on your computer? Do you talk about your private life on your computer? I know I do all 3 of those things, and I know there's a good chance everyone else does too. Now think about a program on your computer that can secretly glance at all of those things just as you glance at them, and can key log every password you enter. Now multiple that by millions of people doing the same thing on their same computer, also infected by this game. Finally, just imagine everyone waking up one day to find their bank account completely drained, all as the result of China pulling a fast one and wiping everyone's bank accounts completely clean all at once in the middle of the night. You're not talking about "mah data" anymore; you're talking about a national level economic halt or even collapse.

If you think this is some conspiracy theory bologna I'm talking about; This has happened before to other countries. It happened to Ukraine in 2017 using Petya ransomware as just one example.

Also, the counter argument of mentioning other big name companies like Activision, EA, or Rockstar having their own anti-cheat is missing the point. The substantial difference is that Delta Force dev's are directly funded and controlled by Tencent, a Chinese company. As the Chinese government as stated themselves and found in their own constitution, the Chinese government may take control or interfere with any Chinese company as they please. This same statement is not found in nearly all of the Western world and its own individual constitutions. Not only that, but China has been declared an enemy of the state by most of the NATO forces. But, as I say this, I'm not defending any of those aforementioned big video game companies by any means. All of those companies corrupt as the devil himself, but that corruption doesn't really spell economic collapse of any nation or large group of people; unlike Tencent.

You can choose to play and install this game, you're your own person and can make your own choices, but I'm just hoping you all see the potential threat this poses.

Lol your phone was built in China along with half your computer parts. Lol loosen that tin foil hat.

[DemonCombat47]

Originally posted by duus:

but what if I am tho

are you?

[*StonedKills* Cheddar Bob]

Exactly no one wants your porn and anime info on your pc. And anyways mocrosoft google and your cell phone have already been watching everything you've been doing for years.

[DemonCombat47]

Originally posted by Jami:

Obviously a teenager who links his Tiktok and Twitch in his steam bio isn't worried about his privacy.

boy i'm 30

[Ziyinzhuangyang]

Originally posted by DemonCombat47:

Originally posted by Jami:

Obviously a teenager who links his Tiktok and Twitch in his steam bio isn't worried about his privacy.

boy i'm 30

Wow that's sad, why would you admit that? Also the data/privacy thing has nothing to with watching the porn habits of individuals. Maybe do some research? Or not since you don't care and you're just pointlessly angry. I dunno why British people are so angry all the time.

[GrakelSteen]

data brokers and china are after everyones data, important or not. Data is the new currency, and those who choose to give up privacy for entertainment will lose both.

posted from a VM on a linux machine, with my grapheneOS phone next to me. so no, I dont get spied on from other sources anyway.