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Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts) Sun Dec 27, 2015, 09:18 AM Dec 2015

Christmas glitch allowed Steam users to see others' personal info

Valve's gaming platform experienced connectivity issues along with a brief privacy breach in the midst of the digital storefront's winter sale.

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So millions of steam users will soon be facing criminal charges for stealing data, at least according to theories spun by Clinton supporters.

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Christmas glitch allowed Steam users to see others' personal info (Original Post) Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 OP

. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #1

Steam promptly blamed the breach on a plant from the Clinton campaign Orrex Dec 2015 #2

hehe PowerToThePeople Dec 2015 #3

If a Steam user used this to get data from other users... joshcryer Dec 2015 #4

I'm impressed by your willingness to forward the bullshit narrative no matter how ludicrous it is. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #5

Your OP is doing that on its own. joshcryer Dec 2015 #6

Oh so you agree that claiming that Sanders staff engaged in criminal behavior is really silly. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #7

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

1. .

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 09:20 AM

Dec 2015

Orrex

(63,216 posts)

2. Steam promptly blamed the breach on a plant from the Clinton campaign

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 09:24 AM

Dec 2015

And then Steam petulantly snapped when someone asked them a question about ISIS.

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)

3. hehe

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 09:26 AM

Dec 2015

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

4. If a Steam user used this to get data from other users...

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 09:35 AM

Dec 2015

...you damn fucking straight they'd be liable. Like NGP VAN Steam will likely downplay this as best they can even if there is damage.

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

5. I'm impressed by your willingness to forward the bullshit narrative no matter how ludicrous it is.

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 09:39 AM

Dec 2015

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

6. Your OP is doing that on its own.

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 10:50 AM

Dec 2015

Let it go. This is really silly. If a Steam user moved Steam cash from someone else's wallet to their own they'd be in deep shit.

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

7. Oh so you agree that claiming that Sanders staff engaged in criminal behavior is really silly.