Comment105@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoMy brother claims that Vanguard for League can do the same to gaming PCs that install it as CrowdStrike did to businesses who installed that, is this true? Does Vanguard have as much access/power?message-squaremessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down15
arrow-up1197arrow-down1message-squareMy brother claims that Vanguard for League can do the same to gaming PCs that install it as CrowdStrike did to businesses who installed that, is this true? Does Vanguard have as much access/power?Comment105@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up228arrow-down1·4 months agoYup, kernel level “anti-cheat” is a rootkit spyware that “pinky swears” it’s only spying for a good reason.
minus-squareTak@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoI don’t understand why a game like Genshin would need a fucking anticheat other than monetization protections
minus-squareCypher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoYou just answered it for yourself. Also to absolutely not provide a backdoor for a certain hostile government.
Yup, kernel level “anti-cheat” is a rootkit spyware that “pinky swears” it’s only spying for a good reason.
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I don’t understand why a game like Genshin would need a fucking anticheat other than monetization protections
You just answered it for yourself.
Also to absolutely not provide a backdoor for a certain hostile government.