SECURITY RESEARCH AND DATA PRIVACY
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Observations,mistrust chronicles and exploits
For no specific reason, I’m taking a gaming vacation.
Well, actually, I’m still watching my regularly streamers especially as Star Wars Battlefront 2. Most gamers are just streaming the multiplayer, I hear that the single player is just 8 hours.
This article caught my attention a few weeks ago on UK TV.
According to this report which was sponsored by Habbo, an online vintage pixel-art style virtual community, 38% of gamers have been hacked.
A deeper dive into the data reveals that the source was taken from 2515 young people aged 12-25 in the actual Habbo game. This tiny sample is a poor representation of the Global gaming industry and to the casual viewer of the article, 38% is a pretty high percentage.
You can download the actual 2017 report here
As usual, the media falls into the easy alarmist viewpoint on gaming reinforcing the stereotype. There are many sources out there that confirm the average age of gamers to be between 35-38, these and other facts contradict the tardy image gamers are burdened with.
It’s really usual to see a positive article on Gaming in general and Gamers are not generally bothered about their image. Maybe they should be.
Well, the winter season has finally arrived albeit slight warm for this time of year. The clocks have changed so the early nightfall is enough to send me into bunker mode.
So far though, I’m well balanced about it all. Got my boots from Florida ready and have decided to spend the Christmas in London.
Metal Gear Solid V has been sitting on my PS4 for 25 days with me only getting the chance to play the intro and the start of a training mission. The game is epic but it now time to delete the 2015 title to make room for Star Wars Battlefront 2.
Haven’t worked out for 20 days….not good
One of the easiest emotions to embrace is pure denial, It’s like a warm duvet on a cold winter night.
Gaming is the ultimate denial of the real world. Feeling broke? Go out and find some loot. Feeling alone? Dive into a multiplayer session.
Denial clouds the mind leading to lack of action in the futile hope that things will just get better on their own. Taking actions means risk. Risk of losing everything but also carries the real possibility that thing will improve.
Step 1 – Look at the cold hard facts
Step 2 – Look at your real options including the Hail Mary plays.
Step 3 – Take a single step forward
Christmas flight booked
Yesterday was a perfect mirror match of real-world raw power and wealthy testing. Unleashing a vehicle with no speed limit or cops on a runway track with a professional co-driver is brilliant.
It took a while to actually ignore the rules of the road which are just ingrained into my driving habits. It has been a few years since I experienced the raw Porsche power off road and I found myself quickly becoming super comfortable in the seat of the awesome Ferrari.
Keep your dreams in Front of You