Steam, Spying On You?

KiLLaBaNK

<div class="IPBDescription">Have a Look...</div> 1) Browse to steam dir
2) Search for gcache.gcf
3) Open the 400+ meg file in a hex editor
4) Search for 'kazaa' and 'mp3'
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5) Ponder
6) Curse and uninstall steam

WTH? Why the hell is steam looking at kazaa user names, mp3 contents, HTM records, and a whole lot of other #### I particularly don't want Valve having detailed records on passed through an undocumented protocol?

nthing

*sigh*

This has been answered so many times. Please, don't make us do it again.
Try <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=Search&CODE=show&searchid=dfe2985ed9bc079f8eed593351b49004&search_in=posts&result_type=topics&highlite=spyware' target='_blank'>searching</a>.

KiLLaBaNK

j/w... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

MrMojo

Yeah...well....stuff. Can't you sue them for that?

Mercior

Please stop posting these incredibly stupid threads. Get a clue before you post about something that you clealry can't understand.

criticaI

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I'd add to that:

Get a clue about how your computer works, it may come in handy sometime.

The problems with steam can be attributed to:

1) Overloaded servers
2) Inexperience with the system causing users to be impatient and over-clicky when they should be patient
3) Bugs

In that order.

Talesin

<span style='color:red'>*LOCKED.* Please use the Steam topics already existing in Off-Topic.</span>