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Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly
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this post was submitted on 03 May 2024
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Sony has a record of not respecting its workers, users or consumers.
2005 Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal
2011 PlayStation Network hack
2014 Sony Pictures hack
Now they want more userdata and kernel level anticheat. Surely there is no way for this to backfire
You missed some https://firewalltimes.com/sony-data-breach-timeline/
Is the last two their fault? They were attacked.
Yes. Their platform, their security. Their failure to secure their users data is solely their fault. Notice that other platforms don't have this issue. You'd think after the first one, they'd fucking pony up and take security seriously. Sony didn't learn anything.
If it was just one event, I'd advocate for leniency. But Sony doesn't get that from me.
The last two were because Sony was storing personal data. This store made them a target.
Like the personal data they require when you sign up to PSN to play Helldivers 2.
If they don't collect data, they wouldn't be such a juicy target. So, yes, it is partly their own fault because they took the known risk of storing personal information.
They played with fire and got burned ... more than once.
Source: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/privacy-policy/