They are bound by Swiss Law, so they have to comply with lawful orders. They are very up front about this even within their marketing that pertains to protection from other government authorities. They are also very good at explaining exactly what is protected and what inherently isn’t. A recovery email isn’t. In order for a recovery email to work by its very nature, Proton has to have a record of it. But at the same time they don’t require you to set one. Proton hasn’t done anything that they’ve promised not to. There comes a point where you need to put a little effort into understanding the product you’re using.
The thing is that in most cases you don’t need a VPN to protect yourself on a public network. The ubiquity of TLS on the internet already does a great job of that. Using a VPN on a public network for privacy and security reasons amounts to little more than the obfuscation of which sites you’re visiting, and some fallback protection against improperly configured websites. So while I agree it isn’t entirely a non-issue, it definitely isn’t as big of an issue as one might assume given the scary wording of the headline and article.
It’s hard to imagine that at least half the player base isn’t on PS5 where they wouldn’t care about the requirement, but I’m sure it would still have been a significant hit.
Well, 3 data leaks in the last 10 years, at least one of which wasn’t their fault at all. This change is bad for several reasons but “data leaks” isn’t really one of them.
The micro-transactions barely exist and was easy be bought with premium currency found in the game. There are paid battle passes but none of the items within give you much of an edge over anyone else, and those battle passes also award premium currency which can be used to buy the next battle pass. They’re not timed, either. You can buy one battle pass and sit in it for a year before completing it.
As far as MTX go, they’re the most inoffensive I’ve ever seen in a game.
If anyone else feels bummed out by this, there are a lot of calls to adventure you can answer at any time. 75% of fire departments in the United States are volunteer. If you’re in half decent physical shape, get out there. Disaster relief organizations like the Red Cross are good too. Lots of jobs to do where you can be sent to disaster zones for 1 and 2 week rotations, but also local disaster response, like showing up to house fires to help families find temporary housing.
if you want to help bring the game to its uncensored former glory please help by signing the petition. www.change.org/p/free-stellar-blade?recruiter=103…
It’s remarkable how well this game looks, plays, and performs. The game was somehow made by a single guy, yet it puts just about every other medieval city builder that’s come before it to shame. Only real issue with the game is a lack of content due to being early access, but everything that’s there is incredible.
Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain (restoreprivacy.com)
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose (arstechnica.com)
Helldivers 2 - Sony no longer plans to enforce PSN account requirement for PC players (x.com)
Eyeing the Helldivers 2 backlash with a nervous flop sweat, Sucker Punch assures us that Ghost of Tsushima won't need a PSN login for single player (www.pcgamer.com)
Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
"PSN isn't supported in my country. What do I do?" Arrowhead CEO: "I don't know" (lemmy.world)
„If companies were to do the right thing, they would lose the most valuable customers on earth, preteen kids” (english.elpais.com)
STEAM starting to issue refunds for players over the 2h playtime limit due to PSN on Helldivers 2 (twitter.com)
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/9832fe65-84fa-4f55-9a1e-e8ac068339fe.png
Helldivers 2 community manager says internal discussions are ongoing regarding mandatory PSN account link (libreddit.bus-hit.me)
Helldivers 2 Players Express Frustration On Steam As It Will Soon Require A PSN Account (www.gameinformer.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/14764738...
Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly (programming.dev)
All those YA books lied to me (lemmy.world)
Dating app Bumble will no longer require women to make the first move | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Nexus Mods: Changes to Premium Billing (www.nexusmods.com)
Based (midwest.social)
The Boy and the Heron Is Coming to 4K UHD and Blu-ray in July (www.ign.com)
Physical version is coming July 9, digital version is coming June 25
Stellar Blade was unfortunately censored by Sony but gamers around the world create a petition to bring back its originally glory (sh.itjust.works)
if you want to help bring the game to its uncensored former glory please help by signing the petition. www.change.org/p/free-stellar-blade?recruiter=103…
Manor Lords is off to a flying start on Steam, just hours after its early access release (www.eurogamer.net)