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minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoYeah, the one thing I would say is that you can never be 100% certain what data is being gathered by closed source software, especially if there is an encrypted communication channel. Saying that though, Valve are decently trustworthy.
minus-squareono@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-27 months agoAgreed; I would much prefer games and their storefronts to be open-source. Of what we have today, though, most of Steam’s competitors are far worse in this area. Special nod to GOG, which lets you download games with a web browser. (Does Itch do this, too?)
Yeah, the one thing I would say is that you can never be 100% certain what data is being gathered by closed source software, especially if there is an encrypted communication channel. Saying that though, Valve are decently trustworthy.
Agreed; I would much prefer games and their storefronts to be open-source.
Of what we have today, though, most of Steam’s competitors are far worse in this area.
Special nod to GOG, which lets you download games with a web browser. (Does Itch do this, too?)