Adam Beer<p>(Partially <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@adambyte/113165757333136411" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">reposting from my old account</a>.)</p><p>DRM is malware; more specifically, it's ransomware. It's software, running on your computer, whose sole purpose is to artificially restrict your ability to use that computer until you pay money to remove this restriction.</p><p>Similarly, client-side anti-cheat for multiplayer PC games is malware; specifically, spyware (at least). Its purpose is to surveil your entire computer, and punish you if you run certain combinations of software at the same time. All anti-cheat measures should be server-side.</p><p><a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/antiCheat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiCheat</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/freeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/liberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liberty</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/softwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p>