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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46324512

Am I crazy not to trust Chinese developed games ?

There is no question over the last 10 years the quality and production level of Chinese developed games has seem to sky rocket. Many of these games even being free to play. But honestly I haven’t played a single one. For the same reasons I refused to download TikTok.

China is a well known surveillance state. I worry downloading and playing these games especially on a PC or mobile phone would just be a huge privacy risk.

Am I being to paranoid ? Are there some regulations I’m not aware of that might protect me anyway ?

I feel like I’m missing out on some really high quality visually striking games because of it

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[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 47 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I have a friend that is very concerned about what North Korea / China could do with their data and I think they've just never considered that it's mostly propaganda when I replied I was much more concerned with what the government I live under is doing with it.

[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 42 points 1 day ago

The funniest part is that these people genuinely think they're important enough for the CPC to care about them. Like, chill bro, you're a nobody who works a dead-end job, worries about the rising cost of living, and are 1 medical emergency away from Bankruptcy.

If the CPC was to spy on you, they'd feel pity

[–] SchillMenaker@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago

North Korea could use your data impersonate you to apply for remote tech jobs and install secret backdoors in whatever platform that their intelligence agency could exploit. Your friend is kind of a jerk for not wanting that tbh.

[–] EatPotatoes@hexbear.net 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Like do they have a red dawn fantasies that the North Koreans and Chinese will parachute and detain them in a camp for their memes?

I do.

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes they do. My former cop uncle unironically said china could/would invade America from shipping containers. I laughed at him, don't think I'll ever see him again after that.

[–] Notcontenttobequiet@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

While I'm sure he's awful, it shows how thin skinned these people are. Because that's an insane assertion and I can't imagine how someone would take it so personally.

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 4 points 22 hours ago

Ultimately it's just projection, I think. These people glorify American wars of aggression, they can't conceive of a nation that doesn't see its future written in blood and conquest

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's the scariest thing about this sort of propaganda to me. It's like a switch gets flipped and they go from the person you know into a paranoid monster who would violently attack you or cut you off forever for just doubting an idea that isn't even relevant to them at all.

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 3 points 21 hours ago

They're driven by fear, it's why they put effort into the strong man routine

[–] asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My state sells our private data every year. AES states getting my data would make me feel safer tbh.

[–] AF_R@hexbear.net 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Every month I consider copying my entire SSD and just sending it via DHL to the Kim Chaek University of Technology

[–] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's only right that the DPRK gets to partake of my 20 year old high school essays that I still have for some reason

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago

The DPRK are welcome to the four separate drafts of my dissertation still saved to my desktop coming on three years since I graduated uni.

[–] asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 day ago

I don't think they would find any use for a 40 TB media with alt-style girls in it if I send mine.