There's a lot of misinformation on what kernel level anti-cheat is and what it does on your system. In this video we discuss why kernel level anti-cheat is a problem and what it means to you as an online gamer. ------------------------------------------------ Links: ESEA Bitcoin Miner: https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/2/4292672/esea-gaming-network-bitcoin-botnet Interviews with Anti-Cheat Devs: https://www.pushtotalk.gg/p/the-gamers-do-not-understand-anti-cheat Sony's XCP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Copy_Protection Street Fighter V Rootkit: https://www.theregister.com/2016/09/23/capcom_street_fighter_v/ ------------------------------------------------ Background Score: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD2yaFLKh5U ------------------------------------------------ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Protection/Ring Levels 03:54 Kernel Level Anti-Cheat 04:36 Justification 06:03 Privacy Concerns 07:28 Why is it dangerous? 13:21 Moral Implications 17:08 Outro