Carazon Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Why is my SWTOR launcher exe trying to contact University of New Hampshire? University of New Hampshire 132.177.123.13:3478 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epixxxx Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 It wants to go back, Way home on the range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriam Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 No idea but I keep it blocked though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carazon Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 I have it blocked as well, and it will stay blocked till I get a response as to why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urko Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 You sure its not a disguised trojan ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carazon Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 It is with out question in the launcher, and all scans come back clean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JovethGonzalez Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey everyone, Due to the odd nature of this issue, one of our developers has asked us to post this on his behalf in order to clarify what is happening: The network call in question is from a 3rd party library we use as part of our launching system. The call is intended to optimize the performance of a P2P feature of this library which we do not use and do not intend to use. Note that the call is to a public stun protocol server which is, in fact, hosted by the University of New Hampshire. A future update to our launcher will disable this completely. We hope that answers your question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbara Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey everyone, Due to the odd nature of this issue, one of our developers has asked us to post this on his behalf in order to clarify what is happening: The network call in question is from a 3rd party library we use as part of our launching system. The call is intended to optimize the performance of a P2P feature of this library which we do not use and do not intend to use. Note that the call is to a public stun protocol server which is, in fact, hosted by the University of New Hampshire. A future update to our launcher will disable this completely. We hope that answers your question! the game is sending our information to some unknown group that has a server at this university? so its just as likely this is actually being used to secretly send end-user info to a undisclosed third party source? it may just be some p2p mistake, but um, I don't tend to just believe everything I am told. if this player hadn't found out about it we would not even have been told by this dev that they are giving our info to some unknown entity. i don't like this at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTijger Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 the game is sending our information to some unknown group that has a server at this university? so its just as likely this is actually being used to secretly send end-user info to a undisclosed third party source? it may just be some p2p mistake, but um, I don't tend to just believe everything I am told. if this player hadn't found out about it we would not even have been told by this dev that they are giving our info to some unknown entity. i don't like this at all Dont worry, just make sure your tinfoil hat is securely tied to your head and they wont be able to scan and catalogue you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beranzen Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 the game is sending our information to some unknown group that has a server at this university? so its just as likely this is actually being used to secretly send end-user info to a undisclosed third party source? it may just be some p2p mistake, but um, I don't tend to just believe everything I am told. if this player hadn't found out about it we would not even have been told by this dev that they are giving our info to some unknown entity. i don't like this at all Paranoid much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proto Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey everyone, Due to the odd nature of this issue, one of our developers has asked us to post this on his behalf in order to clarify what is happening: The network call in question is from a 3rd party library we use as part of our launching system. The call is intended to optimize the performance of a P2P feature of this library which we do not use and do not intend to use. Note that the call is to a public stun protocol server which is, in fact, hosted by the University of New Hampshire. A future update to our launcher will disable this completely. We hope that answers your question! In other words: "You're paying to play a beta, lulz thanks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monotoli Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 That's where the DHARMA Initiative is located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khryn Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 In other words: "You're paying to play a beta, lulz thanks." 1.7 Million people + 2 Million Subs is one helluva beta! lulz tinfoil lulz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mSum Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 the game is sending our information to some unknown group that has a server at this university? so its just as likely this is actually being used to secretly send end-user info to a undisclosed third party source? it may just be some p2p mistake, but um, I don't tend to just believe everything I am told. if this player hadn't found out about it we would not even have been told by this dev that they are giving our info to some unknown entity. i don't like this at all Oh noooooos! They have my login habits! UoNH now knows I play games 18 hours a day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMasterShake Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hmm weird. Not sure I understood that official response. Anyone care to translate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duritz Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hmm weird. Not sure I understood that official response. Anyone care to translate? translation: WOOPS how the *** do we hide this now. they figured it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subrosian Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 translation: WOOPS how the *** do we hide this now. they figured it out! Why would they hide it? You are aware that an MMO connects to a server, one they run, which can see everything you do in the game? Bioware already has access to your login habits. If you pick your nose in game, they know it, if you /dance, they know it, if you troll general chat for 5 hours, they know it. They don't need to send your login data to a 3rd party location to watch you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbara Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Why would they hide it? You are aware that an MMO connects to a server, one they run, which can see everything you do in the game? Bioware already has access to your login habits. If you pick your nose in game, they know it, if you /dance, they know it, if you troll general chat for 5 hours, they know it. They don't need to send your login data to a 3rd party location to watch you. You do realize that BW could be shipping all our info to a clandestine group who is collecting it for the NSA or something right? The point is we have no way of knowing what this is truly being used for other than some "oops we didn't realise" statement by a DEV. People will start saying you are a tinfoil hat paranoid to even suggest it could happen but that's a laugh since that sort of thing has happened many times in the past on the internet with other things. A wise person doesn't just accept the first "oops we didn't know" explanation. There is a difference between being paranoid and being wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbara Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) read this article at WIRED magazine below. There are many other big media sources that gave it some coverage as well, it basically says the government will use the patriot act and other acts to secretly surveillance everyone using the internet and collect data on them. It includes people playing online games. This could be exactly what is happening. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/secret-patriot-act/ There’s a Secret Patriot Act, Senator Says By Spencer Ackerman Email Author May 25, 2011 | 4:56 pm | Categories: Crime and Homeland Security You think you understand how the Patriot Act allows the government to spy on its citizens. Sen. Ron Wyden says it’s worse than you know. Congress is set to reauthorize three controversial provisions of the surveillance law as early as Thursday. Wyden (D-Oregon) says that powers they grant the government on their face, the government applies a far broader legal interpretation — an interpretation that the government has conveniently classified, so it cannot be publicly assessed or challenged. But one prominent Patriot-watcher asserts that the secret interpretation empowers the government to deploy ”dragnets” for massive amounts of information on private citizens; the government portrays its data-collection efforts much differently. Continued here: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/secret-patriot-act/ Edited February 2, 2012 by Gilbara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikeOfLight Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 picardfacepalm.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duritz Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 You do realize that BW could be shipping all our info to a clandestine group who is collecting it for the NSA or something right? The point is we have no way of knowing what this is truly being used for other than some "oops we didn't realise" statement by a DEV. People will start saying you are a tinfoil hat paranoid to even suggest it could happen but that's a laugh since that sort of thing has happened many times in the past on the internet with other things. A wise person doesn't just accept the first "oops we didn't know" explanation. There is a difference between being paranoid and being wise. i honestly believe it was meant to be there. now they need to hide it. meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimudthesecond Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 students like to find out answers to how many? How long? est time each login? But to do things like these users need to give who ever it is the right, to see whos seeing how many times we login? Or is it in the EULA?...Probably.... i r test subject! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyquinella Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) I think the bigger question is.... New Hampshire? Really? Were Idaho and Montana too busy? Edited February 2, 2012 by jimmyquinella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTijger Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 i honestly believe it was meant to be there. now they need to hide it. meh. Yeah man, the NSA wants to know how you achieved those awesome results in SWTOR and they've even set up a clandestine group (which is so sekrit that any gamer with a free app can find it) to monitor you! Yes, YOU are a target for the NSA!!!!!1111!!!eleven. Do I need sarcasm tags for the above or will you get the idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Additc Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 You do realize that BW could be shipping all our info to a clandestine group who is collecting it for the NSA or something right? If you want to /tinfoil hat correctly then know what your talking about. The NSA can pick that information up straight from your ISP if they deem it "worthy information" At least give me something interesting like the lizard people living in the middle of the earth controlling all our goverments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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