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I'm choosing to install anti-cheat software into MY OS, on MY hardware, to improve MY gaming experience. The OS isn't subverting anything by allowing me to do t
by dangrossman 5y ago
I'm choosing to install anti-cheat software into MY OS, on MY hardware, to improve MY gaming experience. The OS isn't subverting anything by allowing me to do that. I can't see how that's anything like your hypothetical. The anti-cheat software isn't being rolled into Windows for everyone in the globe, it's part of a voluntary, user-directed game installation on a specific computer.
- jevoten 5y agoAre you being deliberately obtuse? You can still choose to install a rootkit on YOUR hardware after clicking through the antivirus warning. What is subverted is the expectation that the antivirus won't whitelist rootkits without even informing the user of what is happening. Don't you think users have a right to know, to make an informed decision, instead of Microsoft deciding for them that Riot is so trustworthy they can have root on the user's device, without requiring so much as an "Are you sure?" clickthrough?
- nyuszika7h 5y agoIf it's voluntary, then obviously cheaters are not going to install it. You choosing to install the anti-cheat software on your own computer will not magically stop people you play with from cheating. Therefore your whole argument goes out of the window.
- alkonaut 5y agoIt’s voluntary as installing the game is voluntary. You can’t opt out of the anti cheat tech yet opt into playing the online game. One might disagree with a part of the product (the anticheat part) but then one has to choose not to buy or use the product at all. It’s voluntary.