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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's surprising it doesn't happen more often.

They send out review copies to "journalists" months in advance, all it takes is one of them to have poor opsec.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago

for this kind of release but bigger blockbuster I guess critics are invited to see it in private

[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m guessing the copies they send to “journalists” have some sort of individualized watermark. Of course that would only fight leakers, not the “journalists” getting hacked

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

There are two in the top corners at least