Arc Raiders Gets Emergency Hotfix For Discord Privacy Issue
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Embark Studios released an emergency hotfix for Arc Raiders after discovering that the Discord SDK was storing excessive user information on the game's server members.
- Timothy Meadows reported that the Arc Raiders Discord SDK opened a full Discord gateway connection, logging all Discord events, including private DMs, without filtering sensitive data.
- The SDK logged all received data locally to disk, but Embark Studios confirmed that none of this information was transmitted off users' PCs or accessed by the studio.
- Embark Studios plans to disable the Discord SDK logging feature and is conducting a comprehensive audit to prevent further privacy and security issues.
- Players with concerns are encouraged to contact Embark Studios’ support team for assistance.
