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Ubisoft, are Ukidding?

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cannonfodder:
What a pile of crap the Uplay platform is.

Not only does it not let you play a game you've just installed without auto-patching it first, but up until a few days ago, it was a major security risk on any system it was installed on...


--- Quote ---...On Monday, Uplay got Ubisoft into no small amount of trouble. Google security engineer Tavis Ormandy found that Uplay installs a browser plug-in on users’ PCs that can be exploited by malicious individuals to launch other applications on your machine. That is to say, if you have the Uplay plug-in installed, a less savory website or business could exploit it to launch apps like Microsoft Outlook that contain sensitive information. The plug-in was thought to be a rootkit, the kind of sneaky unwanted software typically used by spammers...
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 - http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/esa-making-big-announcement-about-e3-2013-soon/


They quickly rectified it via a patch a few days ago, and claimed it was caused by "a coding error"... ::)




--- Quote ---Ubisoft’s blunders this summer demonstrate two things. One: When you trust monolithic corporations with personal information or agree to use their products when connected to the Internet, you are not guaranteed that that information is secure. No matter what. Two: Ubisoft really needs to get its act together.
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Amen.

THeTA0123:
Thats why i always am against these types of changes. Our privacy doesnt mean a frak for companies. And if our information is leaked, this is the only thing they will say=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j--tixvta_g&feature=related

ajappat:
I had to deal with Uplay when I bought Wings of Prey few years back. I promised myself then, that I won't touch any game associated with Uplay again...

cannonfodder:
How true.

I'm just glad I only installed it a few days before they fixed it.

I doubt I'll be buying another Ubisoft game anytime soon either.


The funny part is I thought Steam and Origin were bad... ::)

THeTA0123:
steam aint so bad. Atleast they compensate when they messed up and atleast admit that they fucked up

origin on the other hand......evil

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