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Cetera
 Post subject: Blizzard/WoW spyware
PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:29 pm 
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http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004076.php
http://www.rootkit.com/newsread_print.php?newsid=371

Basically, blizzard is constantly scanning any open application, window, or process in memory while WoW is running. Anything that you do with your PC while on WoW can potentially be tracked. Apparently it is in the EULA, too. That's a pretty damn big breach of privacy, and I'm not at all sure that I like it.

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It gathers no actual data. It converts the title of windows to a numeric code, then checks that code vs. known hack program codes. Blizz gets NO information from the scans.

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I'm not taking any chances. From now on I'm wearing my tinfoil helmet whenever I play the game. And I recommend you do the same.

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there's nothing to worry about. just forum hype.

i mean really, you think Windows doesn't do worse?

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evergamer wrote:
there's nothing to worry about. just forum hype.

i mean really, you think Windows doesn't do worse?

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Well, that's true enough I suppose. Damn those tinfoil hat wearers! They always get me riled up.

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Cetera wrote:
evergamer wrote:
there's nothing to worry about. just forum hype.

i mean really, you think Windows doesn't do worse?

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Well, that's true enough I suppose. Damn those tinfoil hat wearers! They always get me riled up.


That's only because you can no longer read my mind, intruder!

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This is where I got my last one. I recommend it to anyone.

http://zapatopi.net/afdb/
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This is where I got my last one. I recommend it to anyone.

http://zapatopi.net/afdb/



Getting mine now thanks for the warning guys.

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