I suggest just reading the full article and making your own conclusions but I personally deleted the game for now. I need to see how far these measures will actually go and will they want to like take my DNS history or something.

  • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    34·
    1 month ago

    lol @ “illegal software”. These motherfuckers want to arrest people for cheating in a videogame.

    But they are totally going to install rootkits on users machines:

    1. Integrating Windows Security Features

    To prevent illegal software from exploiting Windows OS security structures, we’re preparing to enforce certain security features by default.

    These features enhance system security by blocking illegal programs from running in the first place, preventing the use of cheat tools.

    However, because PUBG operates globally, we’re carefully reviewing differences in OS environments, player convenience, and technical or policy-related constraints in each region. A cautious approach is being taken to ensure stability and compatibility before the rollout.

    • MoonRaven@feddit.nlEnglish
      7·
      1 month ago

      So if I have PUBG installed and I want to run a trainer for a single player game, they can just block that from what I read? Like, wtf?

      • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        15 days ago

        Unfortunately thats exactly what these kernel-level anti-cheats can do - they monitor all running processes and can block anything they deem “suspicious” even for completely unrelated single-player games.

    • GolfNovemberUniform@infosec.pubOPEnglish
      416·
      1 month ago

      "illegal software

      Afaik in English the word “illegal” doesn’t only mean “against the law”. It also means “against the rules” and cheating is indeed against PUBG’s terms.

      Also you didn’t mention how they talked about cheating in different regions which kinda sounded like national discrimination.

          • HelloRoot@lemy.lolEnglish
            101·
            1 month ago

            Discrimination is the process of making unfair or prejudicial distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong, such as race, gender, age, class, religion, or sexual orientation.

            The distinction in this case is made by how much cheating happens in a region, which is kind of not prejudical.

            • GolfNovemberUniform@infosec.pubOPEnglish
              16·
              1 month ago

              Well that in itself isn’t discrimination I think. Discrimination is region restricting the game because of it. That’s what I meant.

              • HelloRoot@lemy.lolEnglish
                8·
                1 month ago

                That would be collective punishment. Which is very unfair - I agree. But it is not discrimination.