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== | ==Anti cheat software== | ||
Due to the nature of how anti-cheat software functions, it's not disclosed which information may be accessed. | Due to the nature of how anti-cheat software functions, it's not disclosed which information may be accessed. The software may operate in the background, even during single player games. | ||
*Any programs running on the users device may be downloaded by the company.<ref name="tcook">{{cite web|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/steamed-valve-software-battles-videogame-cheaters|title=Steamed: Valve Software Battles Video-game Cheaters|date=February 17, 2010|first=David |last=Kushner |website=IEEE Spectrum| publisher=Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers}}</ref> | *Any programs or files running on the users device may be downloaded by the company.<ref name="tcook">{{cite web|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/steamed-valve-software-battles-videogame-cheaters|title=Steamed: Valve Software Battles Video-game Cheaters|date=February 17, 2010|first=David |last=Kushner |website=IEEE Spectrum| publisher=Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers}}</ref> | ||
*In 2014, users discovered the software was accessing the local DNS cache, raising concerns the company was snooping on their internet history.<ref name="gabetrust">{{Cite web |last=Newell |first=Gabe |date=2014-02-17 |title=Valve, VAC, and trust |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1y70ej/valve_vac_and_trust/ |publisher=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Warr |first=Philippa |date=February 18, 2014 |title=Valve couldn't care less what porn you watch (Wired UK) |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-02/18/valve-anti-cheat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508174936/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-02/18/valve-anti-cheat |archive-date=May 8, 2014 |website=Wired.co.uk |publisher=Condé Nast Publications |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scullion |first=Chris |date=February 18, 2014 |title=Valve rejects claims it receives players' browsing history |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/450001/valve-rejects-claims-it-receives-players-browsing-history/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305100503/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/450001/valve-rejects-claims-it-receives-players-browsing-history/ |archive-date=March 5, 2014 |website=Computerandvideogames.com |publisher=Future Publishing}}</ref> | *In 2014, users discovered the software was accessing the local DNS cache, raising concerns the company was snooping on their internet history.<ref name="gabetrust">{{Cite web |last=Newell |first=Gabe |date=2014-02-17 |title=Valve, VAC, and trust |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1y70ej/valve_vac_and_trust/ |publisher=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Warr |first=Philippa |date=February 18, 2014 |title=Valve couldn't care less what porn you watch (Wired UK) |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-02/18/valve-anti-cheat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508174936/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-02/18/valve-anti-cheat |archive-date=May 8, 2014 |website=Wired.co.uk |publisher=Condé Nast Publications |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scullion |first=Chris |date=February 18, 2014 |title=Valve rejects claims it receives players' browsing history |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/450001/valve-rejects-claims-it-receives-players-browsing-history/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305100503/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/450001/valve-rejects-claims-it-receives-players-browsing-history/ |archive-date=March 5, 2014 |website=Computerandvideogames.com |publisher=Future Publishing}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Services]] | [[Category:Services]] | ||
[[Category:Valve Corporation]] | [[Category:Valve Corporation]] | ||