I didn't see that on my Z77 or X58 systems, just on my B550 so far.
That's good. Maybe it is not as widespread or as bad as the Blue News article I quoted indicated. Still, I don't see why a launcher would be "sending" data anywhere (especially to 22!
different servers), except "home" to get what is necessary to "launch" the program. And then I don't see why it would keep sending information "at regular intervals" - except, maybe, to "request" the next chunk of data needed to play the game.
But I note according to that same article, that sending of data is happening even when the user is not playing any game!
A fix? A "fix" would suggest something was broken, as in, not working properly. This sounds more like it was doing exactly what someone wanted it to do. That is, gather information about us and send it to 22 different servers, including at least one belonging to Amazon. I call that nothing short of egregious "
spyware".
But they got caught red handed with their mitts in the cookie jar. And instead of fessing up to their "spyware" misdeeds, they are pretending to be shocked something like this could ever happen, that it was all a mistake and they are "fixing" it as soon as possible. Yeah right.
It would be nice if another reputable site verified this was happening but note this PCGames article,
Epic tries to ease fears that its launcher is collecting Steam data and look at the date it was published, Mar 14, 2019! And
this Mar 15, 2019 arsTechnica article. Google shows spyware accusations going back to 2016 - all denied by Epic, of course.
From December, 2018:
Is Epic Games Store user data accessible by the Chinese government?
So this appears to be a recurring problem. That's bad. Really bad.
This smells just like Lenovo - another Chinese based company that was
repeatedly caught putting malware on their products. A Chinese based company repeatedly accused and rumored to have ties (perhaps unwillingly or even unknowingly) with the communist Chinese overlords.
They get caught, deny, "fix"
then sit back for a bit until consumers forget - then do it all over again. And why do they get away with it? Because they make otherwise, good products so consumers overlook their repeatedly bad behavior. That's just as bad!
Come on people! We consumers need to stop rewarding bad behavior. And we must not forget that the Chinese government (not to mention the Russians, North Koreans, and Iran) is actively engaging in cyberwarfare against The West. This is not tin-foil hat stuff here. They are doing it, we know they are doing it, and they are very good at it - to include being excellent at denial, and covering their tracks.
'mainly using GoG galaxy but the rest still has to be installed'
