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Riot Games Now Requires Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Software for League of Legends, Following Valorant's Implementation (tuta.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10958052

Vanguard, the controversial anti-cheat software initially attached to Valorant, is now also coming to League of Legends.

Summary:

The article discusses Riot Games' requirement for players to install their Vanguard anti-cheat software, which runs at the kernel level, in order to play their games such as League of Legends and Valorant. The software aims to combat cheating by scanning for known vulnerabilities and blocking them, as well as monitoring for suspicious activity while the game is being played. However, the use of kernel-level software raises concerns about privacy and security, as it grants the company complete access to users' devices.

The article highlights that Riot Games is owned by Tencent, a Chinese tech giant that has been involved in censorship and surveillance activities in China. This raises concerns that Vanguard could potentially be used for similar purposes, such as monitoring players' activity and restricting free speech in-game.

Ultimately, the decision to install Vanguard rests with players, but the article urges caution and encourages players to consider the potential risks and implications before doing so.

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[–] cheviotveneer 6 points 1 year ago

Nice, good thing MSI didn't just show off a monitor that only relies on the video output specifically for League of Legends to illustrate how actually useless this level of access is.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t think that’s a worthwhile trade off.

All the security of your system and confidentiality of your data so you can play a game? Maybe if you in have a gaming pc for gaming but even then.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Exactly. I would never run this shit outside a VM. I don't want some Chinese company to have kernel-level access to my system.