So if they watermark, then this may become an issue. If you buy a game over steam for the purpose of leaking, steam or some payment provider knows your bank account. From that you can be traced down.
So to hide, a cracker would need to have a fake bank account, or live somewhere lawless like in Russia.
Watermarking isn't to stop you from buying a game on steam and cracking it, it's to stop you from uploading screenshots or videos of a game you have alpha/beta access to.
If a game does ship with this, it's also shipping with denuvo. A cracker that can bypass denuvo can bypass the watermarking too.
According to the article this is a watermark for the game file. Which could be hidden by modifying certain parts of the game in a way that functions the same but results in a unique file for each copy distributed. (Similar to adding a unique pattern of double spaces to a word document.) Without knowledge of the watermarking algorithm a leaker couldn't be sure the watermark has been removed/obscured.
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oleorun@real.lemmy.fan · 15 pts · 2y
Expresses all hate and insults.
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 2y
So if they watermark, then this may become an issue. If you buy a game over steam for the purpose of leaking, steam or some payment provider knows your bank account. From that you can be traced down.
So to hide, a cracker would need to have a fake bank account, or live somewhere lawless like in Russia.
stankmut@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Watermarking isn't to stop you from buying a game on steam and cracking it, it's to stop you from uploading screenshots or videos of a game you have alpha/beta access to.
If a game does ship with this, it's also shipping with denuvo. A cracker that can bypass denuvo can bypass the watermarking too.
baggins@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 2y
According to the article this is a watermark for the game file. Which could be hidden by modifying certain parts of the game in a way that functions the same but results in a unique file for each copy distributed. (Similar to adding a unique pattern of double spaces to a word document.) Without knowledge of the watermarking algorithm a leaker couldn't be sure the watermark has been removed/obscured.
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 2y
So basically nothing will change.
oolio@feddit.de · 4 pts · 2y
There's no need for a bank account, since you can buy games on steam using gift cards bought with cash.
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
Oh great! Then that is no problem at all.
vox@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 2y
you can top up your steam account with cash directly at any payment terminal