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Bethesda adds Denuvo anti-cheat which operates at ring zero as a driver

16 pointsby SirLotsaLocksabout 5 years ago

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dTalabout 5 years ago
A Ring-0 driver that installs silently, collects information, and phones home! You could never trust that computer again. It turns your computer, a &quot;trusted device&quot; controlled by you, into a games console, controlled by them. Without telling you. This should be extremely illegal.<p>All in the name of &quot;anti-cheating&quot;. And why is that such a pressing concern? Because of another decision - like many games, it does not support <i>local</i> multiplayer. All multiplay must go over their servers, and they don&#x27;t know or care whether you&#x27;re in the same room or half a world away. So by interposing themselves, they become responsible for moderating the entire experience. Conversely, if a guy at your LAN part is using an aim bot, you just kick him out. Or you compete to see who can write the best aim bot. The game is a playground that you control.<p>It is a shame to see Doom&#x27;s hacker-friendly origins so desecrated.