Morgikan

Bare in mind what OP posted was from 4 months ago, but one of the mods mentions it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/comments/14qvyi3/some_controversy_going_on_at_this_sub/

They acknowledge changes were made, so I would take that as confirmation, but that whole group/sub kind of cringey. Posts do get deleted by mods but users also make a lot of claims without any evidence. I get that most of those people don't have a technical background so its hard to find evidence, but that also maybe is a good reason to make a claim.

EDIT: When I wrote my original comment, I used "Apparently" and "Allegedly" synonymously. I understand if anyone wants to call me out on that, but doesn't seem right changing what I wrote (seems like that would be covering).

Apparently some mods were running keyloggers on the community.

I'll add two I didn't see listed:

1. Cookie AutoDelete
2. Dark Reader

While an interesting idea, there is no evidence that supports that Ad Nauseum adversely impacts reporting metrics. This is due to ad servers all determining click by different methods. It rarely ever aligns. It likely doesn't impact user targeting either as your behavior still hasn't really changed and clicks aren't typically used for that purpose.

You're better off just running UBlock Origin. Punishing advertisers doesn't really make any sense anyway. The blame is really on publisher groups and their rampant greed. Auto-clicks just further that.

Here's my take on it. Things like Radarr, Sonarr, Jackett, etc offer a better service then Disney+, Netflix, Hulu, etc. Devs could charge for the *arrs and a lot of people would pay. Why? Because it's completely a la carte. Right now if there are say three shows I'm interested in then I could have to pay for three different streaming services. But not only that, I would also have to be concerned with whether or not that show is leaving the platform anytime soon. In the case of Hulu, not only do I have to worry about paying them but I also have to worry about paying them enough that I don't have to watch ads after paying them.

Likewise with video games, there are games that have DLCs that require previous DLCs to fully unlock what they include. In other words, it is paywalling already paywalled content. I don't have a problem with the content, I have a problem with the way they present the content.

Pretty much in any case, PII is sent but what exactly gets sent may differ. For example, Revanced I believe just acts as a wrapper for the YouTube platform. YouTube is still collecting information it's still just you interacting with it just minus the ads. For something like Invidious, YouTube would still be getting information in regards to your IP address in the case of self-hosting or if the connection's proxied that information, but not the same amount or type of information is being collected.

All cracked software normally still sends data. You would have to block via Windows Firewall (Windows), use a no-inet group and iptables/ufw (Linux), or use a tunnel interface/root access to block (Android).

I wasn't sure either, but per Wikipedia: "It is an adaptation of "The Captain's Log", a chapter from the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker."

I'm pretty sure The Captains Log was the basis of the Elizabeth Dane in VtM: Bloodlines.

How funny would it be if they got hit with a GDPR violation?

Those hits relate to DLL injection which would be required for Green Luma to interact with Steam the way it does. Looking at a generic online guide to using GL, the second step even states "Open DLLinjector.exe", so I'm thinking you're probably ok. With everything though, take that with a big helping of skepticism. How GL works is sketchy, but that doesn't mean its not "good" sketchy.

spouses might learn about secret affairs

Threat to your "stability, security and intergrity" = Your wife finds out you're cheating on her.

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