Comment on Steam now identifies reviews that come from Steam Deck players

• Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I mean… they haaaaave all of your specs. They just keep them private unless you consent to the survey.

  Everything you run has your specs.

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  • biscuitswalrus@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The application yes, but the programmer? That requires network, api and a sent packet or more.

    Just because you run a binary doesn’t mean a server across the Internet knows you.

    Users though, disregard my advice. Assume what you run is running foreign remote code that could encrypt and ransom you.

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    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh I super agree with you! The question was “does Steam know what your hardware is without consenting to a survey” and the answer is “yes absolutely Steam does!”

      Also your last paragraph? I know software and I think you’re too lenient hahahaha

      I don’t even use phone apps unless they have almost zero permissions.

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  • ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not all of them. Full scan of hardware is performed only when participating in a survey or requesting a hardware report. An example is Steam on my PC not detecting a SteamVR native headset (goggles icon doesn’t appear) until I’ll launch VR mode.

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  • SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Source?

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    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      …Introduction to Software Design?

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      • SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So you don’t

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