White_Raven Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) I'm considering buying a gaming mouse in the future and today i come a cross this old-news (boo hoo frog in a well): http://www.overclock.net/t/1323093/razer-razer-synapse-2-0-used-for-always-on-data-mining I gotta admit i didnt read all of that but what i can pull out is in 2012 Razer released a mouse that required Internet connection to be used, and that open up for data mining and sh*t like that. I have an Orbweaver for myself and currently using Synapse but i have never thought about privacy issue with Razer untill today when my weekly virus scan reported 2 adware threats relating to Razer Synapse. I know these things are not really related but they have something to do with privacy. Now the issue was back in 2012 and people were having problem to use the mouse offline but it has been 4 years since. I wonder in that time Razer has fixed any of there problems or not. I'm really confused right now cause i dont know if i still can trust them. So i have a couple of questions that i need answers for: - Can i still use Razer gears without worrying about my own privacy? - Is it wise to choose Razer gears (regarding privacy, quality,...) in the future? - Is Razer the only company using cloud backup in their programs that could open up for data mining? - If Razer is not good, then i would like some recommendation for a gaming mouse for FPS game. I don't really need anything with top quality cause i'm not that hardcore for a gamer, just a decent one would be good. Sorry if my post is confusing in some point, i'm not a good writer and English is my second language. Edited March 20, 2016 by White_Raven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefPlays Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Never saw the need for these superexpensive gaming peripherals myself. So long as it's a mouse and it works, it's good enough for anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White_Raven Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Mind if i ask what mouse do you use? Just need some preference and look into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefPlays Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 1 hour ago, White_Raven said: Mind if i ask what mouse do you use? Just need some preference and look into them. Just some crap bluetooth mouse that I got with my toaster laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White_Raven Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Jeffrey94 said: Just some crap bluetooth mouse that I got with my toaster laptop Ay that's straight. All right thanks for your reply, appreciate it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixty5 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I've always been a logitech guy when it comes to mouse and keyboard, had my mouse for nearly 3 years now and I haven't had any issues with it or the software. In general, any hardware that requires an internet connection to use is spying on you. Simple as that. There are ways to get around that sort of thing by changing registry entries to redirect stuff to local.host but messing with that can get icky if you don't know what you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White_Raven Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 3 hours ago, Sixty5 said: I've always been a logitech guy when it comes to mouse and keyboard, had my mouse for nearly 3 years now and I haven't had any issues with it or the software. In general, any hardware that requires an internet connection to use is spying on you. Simple as that. There are ways to get around that sort of thing by changing registry entries to redirect stuff to local.host but messing with that can get icky if you don't know what you are doing. Ok, so i have gone offline on Synapse since yesterday, no issue yet. The Stats & Heatmaps feature, which people said that it was literally a keylogger, is not activated. I don't use my keypad for typing, so i think that i should be safe enough. Well, i think my time with Razer has come to an end then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brynslustafir Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Corsair and Logitech make better mice anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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