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Steam added the option to attach hardware specs when writing or updating a Steam User Review (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/steam@lemmy.ml

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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t care if you know my raw specs if I’m telling you how a game runs in a public forum

It may not be harmful by itself, but combined with other information it can definitely help identify you to your account. It could easily be the final piece of information that enabled you to be doxxed.

Loss of privacy is cumulative, like radiation.

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Not to mention certain hardware level vulnerabilities like Heartbleed.