Ok like, what the actual fuck? How is this ok with any privacy policy? I have never noticed this because any game I played ever showed this menu to me. Is there any way to not let this fucking “anti-cheat” (looks more like a trojan) to steal every single data from my activity?
Most of it is perfectly reasonable.
IP: Simplest identifier for smurf accounts, also very ineffective since you can just reset router. But public info anyway.
Game identifier: Obviously
Hardware dev info: More effective identifier for smurf accounts and more effective form of banning (and decent way to check if you’re in a VM, depending how hardened it is)
OS info: Different OS’s require different functions
Game and system files: Don’t agree with this one unless you’re incredibly deep into e-sports (professional). For casuals, checking game files: Fine. Checking system files: Fuck off.
Running processes: Checking for running non-hidden cheats
File names: Not quite sure what they mean here
The text at the bottom also states that it only collects this if it detects potential for cheats, which obviously is going to include false positives, but it isn’t constantly mining the data like other ACs.
BattlEye isn’t the greatest AC so should be fine anyway.
About file names:
Let’s pretend the anti cheat detected a software that’s screen recording the game.
If the software file that triggered the alarm is obs.exe (and it’s digitally signed accordingly) then it’s a pass. If the filename is autoaim.exe then it starts some sort of investigation.
I’m just theorising here.
Unlikely, they would use checksums for this, not the filename.
I hate modern ac software for automatically banning VM usage. Don’t know if this is the case with BattleEye, but coming from someone who uses a VM as a daily driver - This sucks.