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That's more the behavior of something highly targeted than something as general as a game.

by PrimeMcFly 3y ago

lazide 3y ago
Welcome to anti-cheat/anti-piracy
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago
  If it's a game from a big studio, then it won't have a keylogger. If it's an indie game, it won't be checking if it's in a sandbox.
  - hiatus 3y ago
    > If it's a game from a big studio, then it won't have a keylogger. History has proven this to be false. Recall the sony rootkit scandal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk...
    - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
      I was talking about games, and what Sony did back then definitely wouldn't fly today.
      - hiatus 3y ago
        It didn't fly back then either, but it still happened. And if it was done for audio discs, which don't typically run executable code, I wouldn't be surprised to find it in games which ship executables. Also, didn't zoom do something somewhat shady with admin permissions and self-updating? I'm not sure how you arrived at the conclusion that this couldn't happen today.
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        You're drawing in things from numerous other contexts that don't really apply. My claim was simple. If it's a game from a big studio, it won't have a keylogger. This is simply true and has been true for a long time. If that changes, we will hear about it.
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        qup 3y ago
        If you want to make your statement true, it needs to describe the past and the present, not make a prediction about the future.
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        Which is exactly what it did. No games from big studios have included keyloggers.
        qup 3y ago
        That's not your claim. > My claim was simple. If it's a game from a big studio, it won't have a keylogger. Your "claim" is actually a prediction, and I would bet against it with a less-vague definition of "big" and a long enough time period. It's certainly not a fact, which is how you present it.
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        Yes, it was my claim, clear as day in the comment I originally made it in.

That's more the behavior of something highly targeted than something as general as a game.

lazide 3y ago

Welcome to anti-cheat/anti-piracy

PrimeMcFly 3y ago
If it's a game from a big studio, then it won't have a keylogger. If it's an indie game, it won't be checking if it's in a sandbox.
- hiatus 3y ago
  > If it's a game from a big studio, then it won't have a keylogger. History has proven this to be false. Recall the sony rootkit scandal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk...
  - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
    I was talking about games, and what Sony did back then definitely wouldn't fly today.
    - hiatus 3y ago
      It didn't fly back then either, but it still happened. And if it was done for audio discs, which don't typically run executable code, I wouldn't be surprised to find it in games which ship executables. Also, didn't zoom do something somewhat shady with admin permissions and self-updating? I'm not sure how you arrived at the conclusion that this couldn't happen today.
      - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        You're drawing in things from numerous other contexts that don't really apply. My claim was simple. If it's a game from a big studio, it won't have a keylogger. This is simply true and has been true for a long time. If that changes, we will hear about it.
        deleted 3y ago
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        qup 3y ago
        If you want to make your statement true, it needs to describe the past and the present, not make a prediction about the future.
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        Which is exactly what it did. No games from big studios have included keyloggers.
        qup 3y ago
        That's not your claim. > My claim was simple. If it's a game from a big studio, it won't have a keylogger. Your "claim" is actually a prediction, and I would bet against it with a less-vague definition of "big" and a long enough time period. It's certainly not a fact, which is how you present it.
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        Yes, it was my claim, clear as day in the comment I originally made it in.