1 year ago12 points(+0/-0/+12Score on mirror)1 child
their new software is already dogshit
i use a decade old installation of the "logitech gaming software" to reconfigure buttons because the (((newer))) ones require internet connection and an "account"
fuck that noise, these peripheral companies don't know how replaceable they really are
1 year ago6 points(+0/-0/+6Score on mirror)2 children
100% guaranteed it's a keylogger in there too, sending everything to (((them))). We live in a world of USB, were flash memory is dirt cheap, any keyboard and mouse that has RGB lights could easily store an unlimited amount of profiles on the device itself.
There's no reason to have internet connection or accounts for that. Once the device breaks you'll buy a new mouse and keyboard anyway with different features which means the old profiles wouldn't work anyway.
1 year ago2 points(+0/-0/+2Score on mirror)1 child
You want proof that their keylogger works exactly like some random malware you just looked into? How about you step into the oven schlomo.
Not all keyloggers works the same, there's no standard or regulations for how to program a simple software to log keystrokes. These advanced keyboards usually support macros too, chances are they log keys using their own already established format.
Nowadays Windows itself is one big keylogger, categorizing everything you do, every file you save, every picture, screenshots regularly and read the ext from it only to organize it all into a forensics wet dream.
This keylogger could be in the driver itself and upload only the relevant data while "saving your profile" which would be their official excuse to offer cloud connection for a keyboard in the first place. This traffic would be encrypted, meaning you can't see anything out of the ordinary.
(((They))) are not only stealing your data, (((they))) even have the guts to make you do all the processing in searching through it and extract only relevant stuff, like personal data, credit card numbers, email, phone numbers etc to sell to pajeets.
These companies do this sort of fuckery because they know they will get away with it. A class action lawsuit requires proof of what data they send which means you'll have to break their encryption. It's impossible to win, and even if you do it's a fine of 0.02% of their yearly profit, which is nothing. The US have no consumer protection laws.
I'm theory but this is kind of like the "your Alexa device is monitoring everything you say". Nobody's ever shown that. You can monitor network traffic and see there's only periodic heartbeat checks but otherwise the devices are dormant.
It's also like the "I was talking about shoes and then Facebook gave me ads for shoes."
If that were really someone would have uncovered the traffic. I don't think it was ever real.
You don't need to send all the data away to the cloud for processing nowadays when most people has a very powerful device right in their own pockets who can do all the processing of data for one individual.
Case in point, have you ever considered why your high end (((smart))) phone with more computation power than your 10 year old desktop PC gets glowing hot, just by you checking your emails and texting your fens all while draining the battery in no time. A battery so powerful that it would be enough for an old phone for 10 years.
1 year ago3 points(+0/-0/+3Score on mirror)1 child
(((They))) really are desperate to move everyone into a subscription economy. As for mice and keyboards I still find that idea ridiculous as what's already on the market will usually last forever. I got both cheap and premium products in the range of 10-30 years old, all of it works great.
The only problem really is that these things gets nasty over time, it's hard to clean as you have to take them apart into 100 pieces literally, plastic and rubber details will eventually dry, and God forbid those poor predditors who spill soda allover their keyboards, do they really want a forever keyboard? 🤡🌎
Only regret I have is my 20 year old $150 keyboard, but even if you split that out over the 240 months that passed since then, it's $0.625/month which is dirt cheap. It still works too, I could clean it and sell it. A cheap keyboard would have lasted just as long. Now they're talking about $10-$20/mo subscriptions. That's insane.
>(((They))) really are desperate to move everyone into a subscription economy.
Can't buy guns and reliable vehicles if you're broke all the time. It's not remotely about the money for them, it's all about making sure you don't have the money to own anything useful.
Imagine that, you're in a car crash. Oh the driver died because he didn't pay his seat belt subscription in time, the belt was disabled and he died of the airbag explosion in a low speed collision.
i use a decade old installation of the "logitech gaming software" to reconfigure buttons because the (((newer))) ones require internet connection and an "account"
fuck that noise, these peripheral companies don't know how replaceable they really are
There's no reason to have internet connection or accounts for that. Once the device breaks you'll buy a new mouse and keyboard anyway with different features which means the old profiles wouldn't work anyway.
If you found that, companies have been sued and lost for much less
Not all keyloggers works the same, there's no standard or regulations for how to program a simple software to log keystrokes. These advanced keyboards usually support macros too, chances are they log keys using their own already established format.
Nowadays Windows itself is one big keylogger, categorizing everything you do, every file you save, every picture, screenshots regularly and read the ext from it only to organize it all into a forensics wet dream.
This keylogger could be in the driver itself and upload only the relevant data while "saving your profile" which would be their official excuse to offer cloud connection for a keyboard in the first place. This traffic would be encrypted, meaning you can't see anything out of the ordinary.
(((They))) are not only stealing your data, (((they))) even have the guts to make you do all the processing in searching through it and extract only relevant stuff, like personal data, credit card numbers, email, phone numbers etc to sell to pajeets.
These companies do this sort of fuckery because they know they will get away with it. A class action lawsuit requires proof of what data they send which means you'll have to break their encryption. It's impossible to win, and even if you do it's a fine of 0.02% of their yearly profit, which is nothing. The US have no consumer protection laws.
It's also like the "I was talking about shoes and then Facebook gave me ads for shoes."
If that were really someone would have uncovered the traffic. I don't think it was ever real.
Case in point, have you ever considered why your high end (((smart))) phone with more computation power than your 10 year old desktop PC gets glowing hot, just by you checking your emails and texting your fens all while draining the battery in no time. A battery so powerful that it would be enough for an old phone for 10 years.