From Microchip To Steam Powered?

[Stryker]

I've seen this claim on various forums, I wonder if it is true.

It has come to the attention of the community that Steam by VALVe software has been (and still is) gathering huge amounts of information off of personal computers that have Steam installed.

Quote:
LanceVorgin writes

1) Browse to steam dir
2) Search for gcache.gcf
3) Open the 400+ meg file in a hex editor
4) Search for 'kazaa' and 'mp3'
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5) Ponder
6) Curse and uninstall steam

Wtf? Why the hell is steam looking at kazaa user names, mp3 contents, HTM records, and a whole lot of other #### I particularly don't want Valve having detailed records on passed through an undocumented protocol?


Use this message a warning to Steam users; I would not suggest leaving this massive data gatherer called Steam on any computer that you would like to keep private.

I've also found this little douzy

http://www.petitiononline.com/nosteam/petition.html

[Dr Sadako]

No it is not true. The reason for it coming up is that steam uses the windows cache and reads it into memory.

More info here:

http://www.steampowered.com/forums/showthr...?threadid=12597

[Doorman]

It's all very depressing  

[smilodon]

Ohh Stryker, you posted a link to "THAT" web site. You're bad  :unsure:

[JonnyAppleSeed]

Link removed  

[Anonymous]

This is starting to get annoying. i am going to have to start watching the forums 24 hours per day (or 72 hours per day if you work for Valve - see other thread).

What is annoying I hear you ask? Well, in the last 2 days I have missed a naughty picture and a link to a dodgy website and now I do not know what was there AND I WANNA KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gh0st Face Killah]

Yeah me too. Its not fair I tell you. Still as revenage for JAS deleting it I chatted to his misses last night while he was at work!! Muahahahahahahahaha, Auto sign in for msm is a wonderful thing!!!