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Originally Posted by ElAurens
I have been doing homework on Steam since this mess started.
Been asking folks I know personally that are involved in I.T. gaming, computer repair, and related businesses.
It's the only way to find clear, calm, and reasoned answers to my questions and concerns, as certainly none of the fan boys on either side that are constantly posting on the three main forums are capable of adult discussion.
So far I am pretty much hearing the same thing from all of them.
1. Never install Steam on a computer that is used for financial information work/storage that is not encrypted. QuickBooks came up a lot in this area.
2. Do not install Steam on any computer that you use to store any important personal information of any kind. Financial records, business transaction records, credit card transaction records, etc... or anything that is of deep personal value to you.
3. As a gaming resource it isn't a bad thing in and of itself. But, like any open port to the greater net, it can be used in a nefarious manner.
4. It is not a huge resouce hog, but it does "phone home" and there is additional network traffic because of it.
5. Never make direct credit card purchases for games on Steam. Buy Steam points at a brick and mortar store and use those online.
6. Be careful and it is not going to bite you.
OK.
That's where I'm at for now.
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You got solid advice ElAurens, I love point 6. It's just ironic that the same thing can be said about using Firefox, Google Chrome, IE etc and yet I'd bet my bottom dollar we all use those browsers everyday to surf the net, by goods etc without even thinking about it.
The point is, it's not as scary as everyone makes it out to be. Yes be careful but also don't stop yourself from enjoying CoD. Besides if the unthinkable did happen and your credit card got cleaned out, every Bank that offers it's customer's credit cards must adhere to Credit Consumer Laws, and they're geared heavily in the consumers favour, you will be inconvenienced a bit if it did happen but your guaranteed by law to get your money back.