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codedokode ◴[] No.35844123[source]
Isn't it good? Does leaked key mean that now owners of hardware will be able to read and modify the firmware, including IME, and check it for backdoors?

Such keys should be in the hands of users, not Intel.

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tapoxi ◴[] No.35844419[source]
Realistically it means a lot more people are going to cheat in Valorant.
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shrimp_emoji ◴[] No.35844631[source]
Oh no! Here, please, backdoor my OS with a kernel anticheat -- anything that saves me from cheaters in the current bideo game of the month! D:
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CircleSpokes ◴[] No.35844904[source]
I honestly don't understand why people act like this. Wanting to be able to ensure firmware isn't maliciously modified is a good thing. Open firmware is also a good idea obviously but there has to be a way to ensure firmware is signed either by OEM or your own keys like secure boot.

As for games, lots of people play games and want good anticheat. If you don't like that you don't have to play those games but no need to act like the way you are because other people want decent anticheat.

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1. thomastjeffery ◴[] No.35845943[source]
1. It doesn't actually work.

2. All it actually does is keep users trapped in Windows. God forbid anyone actually use Linux, or even a VM!

The only actually effective anti-cheat is the original: moderation.

Now that users aren't able to host their own servers, they can't do moderation. Game studios don't want to do moderation themselves, so they keep trying (and failing) to replace it with automated anticheat systems.

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3. selestify ◴[] No.35847376[source]
Why did hosting your own server stop being a thing?
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4. Cloudef ◴[] No.35847661[source]
This here. Cheaters will always find ways to cheat. Theres already cheats that run on completely separate machine so they cant be detected. Legimate customers keep getting screwed.
5. dexterdog ◴[] No.35851627[source]
Because people prefer to pay 10x as much to have apple/google/etc host it for them. It's still a thing for people who know what they're doing and the experience is vastly better and more private and secure.
6. account42 ◴[] No.35860511[source]
Game companies want the centralized model so that they can stay in control of how the game is used to continuously monetize it and to forcefully retire it once they want to push a newer one.