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[[wikipedia:Anti-Cheat Expert|Anti-Cheat Expert]] commonly abbreviated as "ACE" is an modular anti-cheat system developed by Tencent, that initially released in 2005 as a anti-bot solution for Free Fantasy Online. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Cheat_Expert ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260128170949/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Cheat_Expert Archived])</ref> | |||
ACE provides cheat prevention for PC as well as Android <ref>https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/products/anti-cheat-android ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251230160719/https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/products/anti-cheat-android/ Archived])</ref> and iOS <ref>https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/products/anti-cheat-ios ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251230175316/https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/products/anti-cheat-ios/ Archived])</ref> however the mobile versions do not run at the Kernel level and operates less invasively than the PC version. ACE also offers server side solutions <ref>https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/products/economy-risk-management ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251220062540/https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/products/economy-risk-management/ Archived])</ref> and moderation tools <ref>https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/products/content-moderation ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251224031647/https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/products/content-moderation/ Archived])</ref> | |||
ACE on PC is a modular kernel level anti-cheat that allows game developers to enable or disable certain features, such as the anti-cheat running 24/7, as well as add their own game specific checks. | ACE on PC is a modular kernel level anti-cheat that allows game developers to enable or disable certain features, such as the anti-cheat running 24/7, as well as add their own game specific checks. | ||
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====Privacy==== | ====Privacy==== | ||
ACE on PC is a kernel-level (ring 0) anti-cheat meaning it has access to everything on your computer and therefore depending on the game publishers configuration it could be a 24/7 anti cheat similar to Riot Vanguard. ACE | ACE on PC is a kernel-level (ring 0) anti-cheat meaning it has access to everything on your computer and therefore depending on the game publishers configuration it could be a 24/7 anti cheat similar to Riot Vanguard. ACE also loads multiple drivers based on what features game publishers enable. Anti-Cheat Expert is created by Tencent, which has strong ties with the Chinese government.{{Citation needed|date=2025-10-15}} | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
===Chinese Government Ties=== | ===Chinese Government Ties=== | ||
ACE is created by Tencent which has close ties to the Chinese Government and is bound by Chinese laws. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Cheat_Expert</ref> | ACE is created by Tencent which has close ties to the Chinese Government and is bound by Chinese laws. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Cheat_Expert ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260128170949/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Cheat_Expert Archived])</ref> | ||
===Technical Implications=== | ===Technical Implications=== | ||
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===Privacy and Security Assurances=== | ===Privacy and Security Assurances=== | ||
* Some [https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/doc-center/ documentation] is available publicly <ref>https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/doc-center/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250916112407/https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/doc-center Archived])</ref> | |||
* ACE provides a uninstaller in the ACE installation folder <ref>https://intl.anticheatexpert.com/doc-center/884daf3ac6cd65d2ced6ab280d21ed75354b9ac0 ([https://megalodon.jp/2026-0224-0434-35/https://intl.anticheatexpert.com:443/doc-center/884daf3ac6cd65d2ced6ab280d21ed75354b9ac0 Archived])</ref> | |||
====Consumer Response==== | ====Consumer Response==== | ||