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Re:Guild Wars 2 distributed spyware in order to detect cheaters by Shivetya on Monday April 16, 2018 @02:47PM (#16851628)
sounds like how politicians act, exploit anger to get what you want all the while convincing others its good for them.

however with all the talk about privacy it never ceases to amaze me how fast people will give it up if they get what they want or worse, if something bad or inconveniencing happens to people they don't like. what does that say about society when people will give up something just to punish or deprive others.

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Re:Guild Wars 2 distributed spyware in order to detect cheaters by Analemma_ on Monday April 16, 2018 @05:27PM (#16852941)
> what does that say about society when people will give up something just to punish or deprive others.

There's literally zero point to competitive online gaming if cheaters run rampant, you might as well not bother. Of course people interested in competitive online gaming support countermeasures.

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Re:Guild Wars 2 distributed spyware in order to detect cheaters by always_good on Monday April 16, 2018 @05:42PM (#16853084)
> what does that say about society when people will give up something just to punish or deprive others.

I also believe in a police force and laws. Giving up my ability to rob without legal consequences in order punish and deprive others.

I'm not to convinced that says many bad things about me though.

Nobody invested in a competitive game is going to want cheaters running rampant.

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