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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

All you guys said is true. You could get hacked blah blah blah. But to a gamer, a machine exclusively for gaming doesn't take any of that as a concern. Want to hack my machine? Go ahead! As long as you don't delete my games, be my guest. I don't save credit card information on it anyway.

But none of that happens in my case. I don't game on or run Windows. I'm just here to provide a point of view.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Your local network is compromised, not just 1 windows device. It could potentially leak enough personal information for more targeted attacks.

    The chances are slim but AI may enable targeted hacking at scale. I simply wouldn't risk downloading shit on a device with known security vulnerabilities, without any scope of fixes.

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