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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Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks agoI mean… they haaaaave all of your specs. They just keep them private unless you consent to the survey.
Everything you run has your specs.
ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
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
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Do you legitimately think software you run does not know what hardware it’s running on?
If so, I can’t help you.
biscuitswalrus@aussie.zone 3 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 3 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.