On March 20th, 2026 MSI released a BIOS update for B650 Tomahawk Wi-Fi motherboard. One of the changes says "Implemented the anti-cheat mechanism."
I looked around their forums and people seem to agree that it refers to Microsoft Pluton security processor.
Does anybody know what this change is actually about? Is it another initiative by Microsoft to further lock people out of their computers? Would it somehow hinder using Linux with this motherboard?
How is cheating in Valorant this profitable?
Why would a game owned by China want full control of a PC?
Maybe cheating is the excuse because selfhosting and server mods just banning cheaters would work if they actually cared about cheating.
Why would anyone want root kernel access to a PC?
Oh, uh, to be able to read anything on the entire PC, also be able to interdict and then modify literally any ongoing process or command.
... Palantir is very very hungry for data, after all.
And you can make money, if you sell it to them.
In the video game 'black market', boosting/carry services and selling accounts is big business. You can hire minimum wage employees in whatever country has the cheapest labor costs, throw them in front of a PC with aimbot software and have them escort customers for US $30/hr.