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[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Secret?
If you have to be online for a single player game to keep working, they are collecting data.

[–] kbal@fedia.io 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Whether or not you have to be, if you are online for a single player game they are probably collecting data. Or trying to. Use opensnitch.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They gonna start demanding kernel level anti cheat for signle pmayer games.

Trust me bro, it is for your benefit

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 3 months ago

Absolutely. Don't install ~~anti-cheat~~ malware on your computer.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 6 points 3 months ago

That’s one hell of a poorly kept secret.