• Diurnambule@jlai.lu
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      He said they added a kernel level anticheat in the TOS which is true. But they seem to have not included it in the game yet. But they tell that by possedong the game you allow them to. Edit : typo but can’t correct “possedong” now

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          That’s a typo from an i to an o, commenter probably meant possessing but made a mistake and tried to type posseding, I suspect their native language is french given their username and “to possess” in french is “posséder”.

          That being said, a possedong sounds intriguing

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            Do you do osint ? … That pretty Mich on point. I use a English/French keyboard and sometime autocorrect do strange things.

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                Really ? I though, since you used a though process used in osint. Osint is open sources intelligences, it is looking for data about something/someone in data available for all

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      No, it’s misinformation and people who uncritically repeat things without verification.

      I’ve had the game installed for years and have to manually apply updates, there hasn’t been one. e: I just checked, last update in Steam is dated 2022

      All they’ve done is make their TOS universal across all of their games.

      e: adding this from last post. TL;DR: People are spreading misinformation

      So, let’s look into the claims.

      Here’s the TOS:

      https://www.take2games.com/legal/en-US/

      There is nothing about root level access.

      In addition, if you look at the patch history for Borderlands 2 on SteamDB, you will see that the last update for the game was 4 August 2022.

      So, to be clear: There is nothing in the TOS that requires you to submit to a rootkit and there is no spyware that has been added. The comment in the OP is simply wrong.

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        He said it, root access level in the TOS of BorderLand. Not that a root kit is included, but that they allowed them self to inclid it whenever they can. That not misinformation…

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          He said it

          That not misinformation…

          It is misinformation if the things he said are not true.

          So, let’s look into the claims.

          Here’s the TOS:

          https://www.take2games.com/legal/en-US/

          There is nothing about root level access.

          In addition, if you look at the patch history for Borderlands 2 on SteamDB, you will see that the last update for the game was 4 August 2022.

          So, to be clear:

          There is nothing in the TOS that requires you to submit to a rootkit and there is no spyware that has been added. The comment in the OP is simply wrong.


          This is what happens when you simply read social media and repeat what you’ve heard without checking to see if you’re spreading misinformation.

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            I’m really curious on what actual specific steps you took to “check”. It took me about a few minutes of reading to find it.

            https://www.take2games.com/privacy/en-US/#3-sources-of-information

            We also may use internal and third-party anti-cheat technologies to detect and prevent cheating within our Services.

            Furthermore, https://www.take2games.com/legal/en-US/#10-availability specifically section 10.2

            We may provide patches, updates, or upgrades to the Services, Virtual Items, Content, or your Account that may be required for you to continue using the Services, including automatic or “in the background” updates without notice to you.

            I hope the people who upvoted your misinformation are able to see this, please think of your actions and conduct before posting multiple comments defending a company if you’re worried about misinformation.