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Written by Cataphract@lemmy.ml on 2024-08-13 at 18:30

StormGate - Privacy Policy and End User Agreement. Is this just the new industry standard to avoid?

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Written by Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win on 2024-08-13 at 18:36

Is this just the way of the world or something to avoid?

IMO it is both, but I am more concerned about privacy than most seem to be.

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Written by Cataphract@lemmy.ml on 2024-08-13 at 18:46

I’ve definitely skimmed before without actually reading everything but after the car tracking and anti-cheat buzz I’ve been more aware so it is helpful. I just don’t understand why a game would need to collect your medical information and personal property records. Just completely insane and never seen anything like it but have probably agreed to it in the past without knowing it.

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Written by kyub@discuss.tchncs.de on 2024-08-13 at 19:09

Yes.

If you still want to play such “modern” games loaded with spyware, I recommend a dedicated only-for-gaming PC (running Linux of course*) using a different IP address than your main system (probably a notebook), for example by using a VPN on one but not the other. I’d recommend using the VPN for the gaming machine, it’s less of a risk there, it allows for easy circumvention of geo-blocking, etc.

If you need to access some services (e.g. chat) from both machines, create a separate account for it. Don’t share account credentials between machines. In fact, act as if the gaming machine is permanently infected with random stuff “required” for modern games, and isolate it accordingly.

This is just an idea how to mitigate those problems and don’t let them creep into to your real machine where non-game-related data could leak out as a result. But you’re still going to support the developer doing this which is not recommended.

• ) Why still no Windows, in this isolated case, you ask? Well, because it’s important to fight MS’ monopoly on gaming machines, so don’t support it by running it and contributing to its marketshare. Instead, run Linux and enjoy watching Windows’ sinking market share. In fact, if you can, don’t support such games either by not playing them, that would be the ideal solution. But this is written under the presumption that you or your friends still want to play it and you kind of feel left out otherwise.

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Written by washbasin@sh.itjust.works on 2024-08-13 at 20:22

I’m so disappointed with this game and studio. I too had high hopes as an avid StarCraft 1 & 2 and WarCraft 3 player.

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Written by sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today on 2024-08-14 at 04:40

This is the way of the world now. Definitely avoid it. Keep spreading this information so eventually and hopefully people will boycott this behavior and thus companies will have to stop this if they want anyone to purchase it

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Written by electricprism@lemmy.ml on 2024-08-16 at 10:40

Yes, vote with your dollar. That’s all these companies understand. The only way to win is not to play and say no to these data syphon extortion schemes.

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