I mean every device that connects to cell towers has an IMEI number. That can be used so that they can ban your device if necessary (eg someone stole it).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mobile_Equipment_Identity

I really didnt think much when I sent this. I should remember next time so that I don’t become the next target of the NSA

What confuses me is that we, the people, have the upper hand according to democracy. So no classified information should exist within the people for democracy to function propperly.

That is because… it is…

I mean since they are trynna work with activity pub, this should be redundant I think…

The telemetry is opt in so feel free to use them. (Correct me if i am wrong)

Nah it is not closer than we thought. It is right about time!

VAC is pretty good on that reguard, it checks anything it can on user level and uses ai serverside to detect esp and aim hacks wherever possible.

Client-side anti-cheat should die. Learn to write good netcode and serverside culling instead (maybe also ai anti-cheat like how valve is doing and some other company I don’t remember)

No, i don’t care how your internet sucks, dial-up is outdated.

The client is NEVER to be trusted, no matter the scenario. Get your shit straight.

Hey chill… This exists after a ddg search: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-announces-first-four-quantum-resistant-cryptographic-algorithms

You gotta wait for overture maps alternatives. It is an open map project by the linux foundation, microsoft, tomtom and some other companies. Its main purpose is to provide a competent competitor to google maps since these companies don’t want to pay google royalties for their map data. It can also help osm since it is under an open license i think. It is still in alpha though at the time of writing this…