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PS5 owners are exploiting a loophole to sell the PS Plus Collection to PS4 owners – Eurogamer.net
Back door compat.
PlayStation 5 owners are exploiting a loophole to sell the PlayStation Plus Collection to PlayStation 4 owners, it has emerged.
PS Plus subscribers who own a PS5 get the eye-catching PS Plus Collection as a bonus. It’s a new curated series of 20 PS4 games that are available for digital download. The list includes some big hitters, such as Bloodborne, Days Gone, God of War and Uncharted 4.
As VGC reports, it didn’t take long for PS5 owners to discover and exploit a loophole that lets them log into a PS4 owner’s account on their PS5, which in turn unlocks the Collection games for use on the PS4.
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And, perhaps inevitably, PS5 owners are selling this unlock “service” on auction sites. One listing on eBay offers the unlock for $30. “For people who want access to the games and only have a PS4 and no access to a PS5,” reads the ad description. “I’ll login with my PS5 with your details, add the games and deactivate. Upon purchase I highly advise creating a temporary password and then creating a new one when it’s done.”
There are similar listings on Canadian site kijiji as well as Craigslist, all varying in price. “If you need these games but you don’t have a PS5, I can help,” one listing reads.
One person reportedly made over £100 charging over 20 people a fiver each to unlock the PS Plus Collection on their PS4. This is, of course, not how Sony intended the PS Plus Collection to be used, and there are now reports bans have kicked in – possibly automated as an account theft and sale prevention measure. One Twitter user based in Hong Kong claimed thousands of PSN accounts have been banned in the region for this very reason.
Thousands of PSN accounts have been banned, and according to community discussions, these accounts are concentrated in HK(@PlayStationHK ), and have in common the receipt of Sony’s PS Collection service for PS Plus, which contains serveral PS4 games for free. pic.twitter.com/ECWPRgVuO2
— ??? (@zhihuwong) November 26, 2020
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Now, some PS5 users who have shared their PS Plus Collection with a single friend, for example, have expressed concern they may be caught up in a banwave. Sony has yet to comment.
TORONTO —
Encrypted chat app Signal remained offline Saturday as the company dealt with technical difficulties amid a surge of new downloads as users flee WhatsApp’s new privacy terms.
A rival to Telegram and WhatsApp, Signal also employs end-to-end encryption for secure messaging.
The company tweeted Friday that they were experiencing “technical difficulties” as “millions upon millions of new users” downloaded their app.
Many of those new users are fleeing from WhatsApp and their new privacy terms they announced last week.
WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, told its two billion users that if they wish to continue using their service, they must allow it to share their data with its parent company – except for users from the U.K. and the Europe.
WhatsApp said in a blog post that their terms were not new, just simply expanded – and that they cannot see private messages or hear personal calls – and neither could Facebook.
The swift exodus of users after their announcement prompted WhatsApp to delay the implementation of their expanded privacy terms from the original date of February 8, 2021 to May 15, 2021.
Signal said they were adding new servers and extra capacity to continue to handle the new peak traffic levels.
TORONTO —
Encrypted chat app Signal remained offline Saturday as the company dealt with technical difficulties amid a surge of new downloads as users flee WhatsApp’s new privacy terms.
A rival to Telegram and WhatsApp, Signal also employs end-to-end encryption for secure messaging.
The company tweeted Friday that they were experiencing “technical difficulties” as “millions upon millions of new users” downloaded their app.
Many of those new users are fleeing from WhatsApp and their new privacy terms they announced last week.
WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, told its two billion users that if they wish to continue using their service, they must allow it to share their data with its parent company – except for users from the U.K. and the Europe.
WhatsApp said in a blog post that their terms were not new, just simply expanded – and that they cannot see private messages or hear personal calls – and neither could Facebook.
The swift exodus of users after their announcement prompted WhatsApp to delay the implementation of their expanded privacy terms from the original date of February 8, 2021 to May 15, 2021.
Signal said they were adding new servers and extra capacity to continue to handle the new peak traffic levels.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS): The users of highly-encrypted Signal app faced trouble sending messages and the company said on Saturday that it was still working to bring additional capacity online to handle peak traffic levels.
The problem started late Friday and the company first acknowledged it may be due to technical difficulties.
Signal allows for secure and encrypted video, voice and text communication, but users were unable to send any messages.
“We have been adding new servers and extra capacity at a record pace every single day this week nonstop, but today exceeded even our most optimistic projections. Millions upon millions of new users are sending a message that privacy matters. We appreciate your patience,” it said in a series of tweets.
As WhatsApp started sending notifications to its users asking them to either accept its new policy or see their accounts removed from February 8, it came as a blessing in disguise for its rivals as Signal as it saw a massive flow of new users.
The rush led to extra burden on Signal servers.
“We are making progress towards getting the service back online. Privacy is our top priority, but adding capacity is a close second right now,” it said.
“We are still working as quickly as possible to bring additional capacity online to handle peak traffic levels”.
The encrypted messaging service has climbed to the top spot in the free apps category of the App Store in multiple countries, including India.
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