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==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)===

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.

*The kernel-level access could potentially be leveraged for surveillance or data collection beyond anti-cheat purposes.

*An ~~hacker~~ attack to Vanguard could have catastrophic consequences

*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.

*The combination of mandatory installation, kernel-level access, and Chinese ownership creates potential security risks for:

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==References==

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

~~[[Category:Anti-cheat software]]~~

~~[[Category:Privacy controversies]]~~

~~[[Category:Software]]~~

~~[[Category:Riot Games]]~~

~~[[Category:Articles requiring expansion]]~~

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 ==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)===
 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.
 *The kernel-level access could potentially be leveraged for surveillance or data collection beyond anti-cheat purposes.
-*An hacker attack to Vanguard could have catastrophic consequences
+*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.
 *The combination of mandatory installation, kernel-level access, and Chinese ownership creates potential security risks for:
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 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
-[[Category:Anti-cheat software]]
-[[Category:Privacy controversies]]
-[[Category:Software]]
-[[Category:Riot Games]]
-[[Category:Articles requiring expansion]]