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[[wikipedia:Riot_Vanguard|Riot Vanguard]] is an anti-cheat system developed by Riot Games, initially released for VALORANT in 2020 and later expanded to League of Legends in April of 2024. | [[wikipedia:Riot_Vanguard|Riot Vanguard]] is an anti-cheat system developed by Riot Games, initially released for VALORANT in 2020 and later expanded to League of Legends in April of 2024. | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this software. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | |||
===League of Legends Implementation (April 2024)=== | ===League of Legends Implementation (April 2024)=== | ||
In April 2024, Riot Games announced that Vanguard would become mandatory for all League of Legends players. <ref>https://support-leagueoflegends.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/24169857932435-Riot-Vanguard-FAQ-League-of-Legends</ref> This decision was particularly controversial for several reasons: | In April 2024, Riot Games announced that Vanguard would become mandatory for all League of Legends players. <ref>https://support-leagueoflegends.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/24169857932435-Riot-Vanguard-FAQ-League-of-Legends</ref> This decision was particularly controversial for several reasons: | ||
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*Tencent, as a Chinese company, could be legally compelled to provide data or access through Vanguard. | *Tencent, as a Chinese company, could be legally compelled to provide data or access through Vanguard. | ||
*The kernel-level access could potentially be leveraged for surveillance or data collection beyond anti-cheat purposes. | *The kernel-level access could potentially be leveraged for surveillance or data collection beyond anti-cheat purposes. | ||
*An | *An attack on Riot's Vanguard servers could have catastrophic consequences | ||
*Users have no way to verify if or when such access might be utilized. | *Users have no way to verify if or when such access might be utilized. | ||
*The combination of mandatory installation, kernel-level access, and Chinese ownership creates potential security risks for: | *The combination of mandatory installation, kernel-level access, and Chinese ownership creates potential security risks for: | ||
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**Military personnel. | **Military personnel. | ||
**Users with access to critical infrastructure. | **Users with access to critical infrastructure. | ||
**Critics of the Chinese government. | |||
===Technical Implications=== | ===Technical Implications=== | ||
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{{quote|We understand the decision to run the driver component in kernel-mode can raise concerns, and that some of you want to know more about the tech behind Vanguard. We can't get too deep into the technical specifics without potentially compromising Vanguard... plus we can assure you that it has been reviewed by both internal and external security experts.|[[Riot Games]]<ref>[https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/a-message-about-vanguard-from-our-security-privacy-teams "A Message About Vanguard from our Security & Privacy Teams"] ''Riot Games''. Retrieved 2024-02-16</ref>}} | {{quote|We understand the decision to run the driver component in kernel-mode can raise concerns, and that some of you want to know more about the tech behind Vanguard. We can't get too deep into the technical specifics without potentially compromising Vanguard... plus we can assure you that it has been reviewed by both internal and external security experts.|[[Riot Games]]<ref>[https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/a-message-about-vanguard-from-our-security-privacy-teams "A Message About Vanguard from our Security & Privacy Teams"] ''Riot Games''. Retrieved 2024-02-16</ref>}} | ||
Riot Games has expressed that kernel level anti cheat is becoming an industry standard however no other anti cheat software is as invasive as Vanguard. Riot claims that to defeat cheaters operating at the kernel level, it is necessary to also be operating at the same level. This is untrue. They claim the only way to stop account botting, ranked boosting and to ban cheaters permanently via using hardware identifiers is to compromise your privacy despite the fact that other | Riot Games has expressed that kernel level anti cheat is becoming an industry standard however no other anti cheat software is as invasive as Vanguard. Riot claims that to defeat cheaters operating at the kernel level, it is necessary to also be operating at the same level. This is untrue. They claim the only way to stop account botting, ranked boosting and to ban cheaters permanently via using hardware identifiers is to compromise your privacy despite the fact that other companies within the gaming industry whom are capable of banning bots and cheaters including hardware banning customers can do so without the need of kernel-level anti cheat detection that runs even when you are not playing their games. | ||
Riot Vanguard is the only anticheat that requires it to be running at all times. | Riot Vanguard is the only anticheat that requires it to be running at all times. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||