[TippeX]

erm i actually do know what im talking about, i've reversed crypto crap before.. it has to be plain at one part (the start), backtracking buffers, breakpoint on memory access, you will find it... so i suggest you actually learn about what you're talking about and don't assume people reading this don't know more than you... they do...

all it takes is 1 person with the skill to see what gets sent and then it'll be all over the internet if its 'personal' data.. i've yet to see such a claim related to ANY protection used on games...

you cite 10 years ago.. you're living in the dark ages, things matured since then, laws came into play... (some laws that im only too aware of..)...

the protection companies benefit from reducing piracy.. i suggest you take the blinkers off.. also you seem to think all of your ideas apply to the world, they do NOT, different countries, different laws... as for my job, frankly thats none of your business..

you have successfully hijacked the thread, spouted complete and utter nonsense, and are trying to deliberately get a rise out of me now (previously it was from dab...)

cracking encryption is not easy for most people, it is for those skilled in reversing and cryptology.. a field i am quite used to, having been working in it for ~20+ years...

as for 'plenty of online monitoring already'.. sure but we are talking about GAMES and the protections of those games... you keep changing the goal posts to make your points seem valid... as for plenty of online monitoring already... how about the fbi, cia, mi5, mi6 and various other organisations monitoring the internet.. u think they don't have access to your personal information?

so, to clarify, keep your arguments / points on track, on topic, and relative..
the subject is game activation... not bank cards, not malware, not google, and dont think you know everything, there are people out there (including myself) who know a hell of a lot more than you do, so if you don't know something dont cite nonsense.. do some research.. understand the subject...
then the thread might get interesting...