Comment on Steam now identifies reviews that come from Steam Deck players
SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks agoThey don’t have all our specs only those of people who opt in to the hardware survey.
Comment on Steam now identifies reviews that come from Steam Deck players
SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks agoThey don’t have all our specs only those of people who opt in to the hardware survey.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks 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.
biscuitswalrus@aussie.zone 4 weeks 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.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks 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.
ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks 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.
SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Source?
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
…Introduction to Software Design?
SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
So you don’t