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[–] 43 points 10 months ago* (3 children)

Linux doesnt have games that install kernel-level spyware under the guise of anti-cheat. Hopefully never will, but I don't underestimate gamers who love think spyware is a good idea. Stay away from linux if you want kernel anti cheat please, its ruining computers

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  • [–] 22 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    Breaking News:

    This just in new game requires sudoers access to play!

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  • [–] 21 points 10 months ago

    What's hilarious is that is par the course on windows to run Steam as an admin. In fact that fixes a ton of bugs for people, so any executable the steam process spawns, like game executables, has admin rights as well.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    I mean companies could probably already create perfectly good kernel level anticheat on Linux if they really wanted to through eBPF programs.

    That would not require permanent changes to the Kernel and games would only need root rights at install time. (Like most software already does)

    I wouldn't even have a problem with that kind if a solution.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

    I’m confused, first you say that Linux doesn’t have anti-cheat, and then you say you should stay away from Linux if you want anti cheat.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Kernel level anticheat. There's very effective anticheat that is not kernel level and therefore works fine on Linux.

    https://www.practical-tips.com/games/what-are-kernel-level-anti-cheats-and-how-do-they-work-all-the-info/

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    No I think you got the message of what they were saying correct. Linux doesn't have kernel level anti-cheat at the moment, and they're saying that if you are a proponent of it, then don't use Linux because it's something we'd like to continue not having.

    There are layers of abstraction between the kernel and the userspace, and few applications need kernel level access. Anti-cheat poking around in the kernel is very invasive. I know plenty of people who equate it to spyware, myself included.

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