PokerStars Servers are down again

MattRyder said:

PS is actively scanning your computer every second you’re logged in to see what other software you’re running.

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MattRyder said:

“Whoever” is behind the PS firewall knows when you log in to your banking apps, when you make a passport application, when you register your firearms, when you order a prescription, when you seek advice on a mental health app, when you apply for a social security number, etc, etc. And this is just what they publicly acknowledge that they’re monitoring.

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MattRyder said:

PS is actively scanning your computer every second you’re logged in to see what other software you’re running. It’s a huge invasion of privacy that we all “agree” to by default because PS won’t let us use their software if we don’t “agree”.

What other software do we acknowledge and authorize to do that? By way of comparison, Google monitors the info that you overly enter into their search box. They monitor your location when you opt to let them. Yes, they also monitor your IP address (as does everybody), but you have the ability to hide that info using a proxy and/or VPN. They monitor the browser that you’re entering that info to but NOT what other software you’re using at the time.

Their argument is that PS is keeping cheating in check. Nobody else seems to have taken that line. There are other ways to monitor for cheating that do not require monitoring anything other than the inputs that I make within the PS application itself (NOT outside that application).

PS says they’re only looking for specific “banned” applications. Do you “know” this to be true? I don’t. All I “know” is that some offshore server tied to gambling with a spotty legal history is actively collecting information from my computer.

“Whoever” is behind the PS firewall knows when you log in to your banking apps, when you make a passport application, when you register your firearms, when you order a prescription, when you seek advice on a mental health app, when you apply for a social security number, etc, etc. And this is just what they publicly acknowledge that they’re monitoring.

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Andyreas said:

I lost control of the spell guys, SO sorry!


I only started playing again a few months ago but indeed I am unhappy with the current performance.

I checked out GG indeed, but not because of the recent events but I cannot complete the verification process. They don't tell me what's the problem and I stopped after 3 or so tries.

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fundiver199 said:

The fact nobody else is doing this probably mean, the risk of being cheated by someone using RTA is much higher, when you play on other sites. Because there are no effective ways of detecting this, other than what PS are doing. And even that is not perfect, since people can run the forbidden software on a different computer while playing. There are pros and cons to this, and at the end of the day, if you are not happy about, how a certain site do things, nobody force you to play there

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PokerStars Suffers Second Outage Following DDoS Attack

PokerStars has been forced to restart its servers after more network disruption less than two weeks after a DDoS attack ended WCOOP 2022.

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Andyreas said:

Are you saying they are able to do that whenever you're logged to your computer or "only" when you're running the PS software itself?

And where can I read more about their public acknowledgment of the spying?

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“Our Detection Measures​

1. Look to see if any prohibited tools or services are running on a player's computer.”

Prohibited Programs, Tools and Services

Check our policy on third party tools and services, including examples of allowed and prohibited tools.

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ObbleeXY said:

What are they paying for without getting this level of service?

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