Genshin Impact spyware rumour addressed by developer company

Genshin Impact had recently released in last week on September and has already found itself in middle of a controversy. free-to-play game has been all r recently but some users on internet alleged that game is a spyware program which is disguised as a game. game has been accused of stealing personal data. However, company has denied any such claims in a Reddit post. excerps from post have been listed below -

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Genshin Impact developer company addresses spyware rumour

We had previously received feedback from some players that when opening Genshin Impact client on PC, game's anti-cheat program would automatically run in background, and that anti-cheat program would continue to run after exiting or uninstalling game.

This issue has w been resolved. game's anti-cheat program will immediately end once game client is closed or uninstalled. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this issue. We will do our utmost to prevent such issues from occurring again in future, and will continue optimizing our workflow to bring highest-quality gaming experience possible to all of our Travelers.

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Im courtesy - Genshin Impact official Reddit

rumours about Genshin Impact being spyware started doing rounds on internet when some users ticed game would run in background even after shutting it down or uninstalling it. Whereas, anti-cheat system implemented with Genshin Impact asks permission for Kernel-level access to a user's system. Though this is similar to Valorant's anti-cheating system, Genshin Impact's background runs even after uninstalling became a matter of grave concern to many internet users. 

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Chinese game news portal 'Game Watch Impress' reached out to miHoYo, who denied all claims made against m about stating that y ran ir own survey on September 28 which revealed that data read by anti-cheat software does t get saved or uploaded anywhere. Whereas, company also claims that anti-cheat background run did t appear for PS4 or mobile users. While company has come forward and apologised for any issues caused to players, in a time where digital privacy is a matter of great concern, t making any changes in anti-cheat system even after getting called out raises some eyebrows. 

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