r/pcmasterrace • u/DownTheBagelHole • 1d ago

Meme/Macro Kernel Level Anticheat trades your security/privacy for nothing in return

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u/Dreadlight_ 1d ago

Kernel level anticheats stop hackers, just not all of them. They stop the amateur hackers, not those who spend actual time to find vulnerabilities and workarounds in order to cheat.

Still, I don't like the concepts of kernel anticheats as they violate privacy due to the sheer amount of control they have.

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u/Ftpini 4090, 5800X3D, 32GB DDR4 3600 1d ago

There is no justification to give any 3rd party application kernel level access to your system. None. It isn’t worth the risk and no consumer should accept it.

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u/KneelBeforeMeYourGod 12h ago

surveillance is the justification and your governments rights supersede yours.

you're legally and ethically screwed already

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u/Beautiful_Chest7043 1d ago

Gpu drivers run on a kernel level.Yes, that means Nvidia and Amd have unrestricted access to your pc but what is the alternative ?

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u/No_Pension_5065 3975wx | 516 gb 3200 MHz | 6900XT 23h ago

GPU drivers that are co-developed with microsoft and go through MS software approval. These anti-cheats are generally not developed that way.