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[–] Mordikan@kbin.earth 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm assuming the post is actually about DRM operating at ring 0. That's not really root level though. That's kernel level. Root is still operating in user-mode and politely asking the kernel to interact with hardware.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But it doesn't have the mandatory kernel level disclaimer either.

[–] Mordikan@kbin.earth 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I did some more reading on this, and it apparently isn't due to DRM, its about an update to ToS that occurred in April. The update expands data collection for advertising and forced-arbitration. Arguably that's worse than kernel-level DRM. DRM can be ripped, legal shenanigans can't.

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[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 14 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

They added spyware to it.

Here is excerpt from the tos, shared by user in steam reviews of the game.

important Info in Terms of Service:

• Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC

Collected Data Types: • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

I wouldnt touch anything this company has produced.

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[–] LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Ok so that explains the bad reviews, but why is steam giving the game away for free? Also BL3 is heavily discounted

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[–] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

I noticed too.

[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

On one side of the ring, greedy corps which want to profile you better than the NSA does. On the other, drama-hungry and social networks-fueled outrage culture.

That's how an old game giveaway backfires and becomes the scandal of the day.

[–] vortexal@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Is the EULA also applicable to the Linux version, assuming that Aspyr did actually port the game to Linux and not just use Wine or something?

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The Linux version is utter dog shit. It's native but it's really terrible looking.

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[–] RadioFreeArabia@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I didn't enjoy the Handsome Collection but free is free. Thanks for sharing.

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