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Re:Valve accused of ignoring existing RCE vulnerability in S... by matheusmoreira on Saturday April 10, 2021 @05:46PM (#26765438)
> Many games package in outright spyware that siphon all kinds of data off your machine including browsing history.

Please post details. Were they literally mining user data?

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Re:Valve accused of ignoring existing RCE vulnerability in S... by fpgaminer on Monday April 12, 2021 @02:07PM (#26782871)
The spyware is called Red Shell and it got packaged with a bunch of popular games. Yes, it mines user data.
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Re:Valve accused of ignoring existing RCE vulnerability in S... by matheusmoreira on Monday April 12, 2021 @02:11PM (#26782941)
Thanks for the reference.
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