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Re:Let's guess what Google requires in 14 days or they kill ... by freehunter on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @04:41PM (#23171595)
If anti-cheat through obscurity worked, there would be no cheaters. The fact that cheaters exist means it does not work.
Re:Let's guess what Google requires in 14 days or they kill ... by ashtonkem on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @07:31PM (#23173131)
This is an all or nothing fallacy; the standard is not 100% success. It’s bit like saying “all locks can be picked, therefore they’re useless”.
Re:Let's guess what Google requires in 14 days or they kill ... by freehunter on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @08:22PM (#23173554)
That’s not what we’re discussing though. We’re discussing if anti-cheat through obscurity works, and I’m saying if it did there would be no cheaters. Instead companies have to build technology solutions that also don’t work 100% but that’s beside the point.
Re:Let's guess what Google requires in 14 days or they kill ... by what_ever on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @08:33PM (#23173676)
What next - if philanthropy worked there would not be any poverty in the world. So let's stop all philanthropic actions.
Re:Let's guess what Google requires in 14 days or they kill ... by streb-lo on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @05:11PM (#23171889)
Your logic does not follow.

There are certainly less cheaters than if there were no anti-cheat methods. To use OP's example, an open source urine testing procedure would be trivial to game. The same thing goes for open-source multiplayer games.