Secret?
If you have to be online for a single player game to keep working, they are collecting data.
this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2025
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Whether or not you have to be, if you are online for a single player game they are probably collecting data. Or trying to. Use opensnitch.
They gonna start demanding kernel level anti cheat for signle pmayer games.
Trust me bro, it is for your benefit
Absolutely. Don't install ~~anti-cheat~~ malware on your computer.
That’s one hell of a poorly kept secret.