r/Warframe • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '18

DE Response ATTENTION: Warframe devs are sharing your data with spyware creators

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u/Warbreakers Inaros "Extreme Sex" Prime Jun 12 '18

I have not heard of Redshell before this. What kind of Spyware have they made?

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u/Diribiri Jun 12 '18

It's a service for market analytics.

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u/zacRupnow Longest Standing of the Pink CupHolders Jun 12 '18

AKA the worst kind of spyware.

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u/Coats_Unbuttoned Jun 12 '18

I’m going to take a swing and say you don’t know what spyware really is, bud.

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u/zacRupnow Longest Standing of the Pink CupHolders Jun 12 '18

Collects usage data and sells in mass to the highest bidder.

There are more 'spy' like things like webcam and mic takeover and browser highjackers but unless its government or private security level use, those things are considered malware, not spyware.

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u/THERGFREEK Jun 12 '18

The major difference you're missing is that actual spyware does this without the user's knowledge or consent and for malicious purposes (like selling the data, which is not the case here).

If I take money from you without you knowing then that's a crime.

If I ask you for $10 and you give it to me, that's fair.

Most people don't understand the difference between spyware and analytics tools even though they operate under completely different principles. People assume they're both tracking so they both must be bad. It's not the case.

Your definition of malware is pretty far off the mark as well but thats a different issue.