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[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 months ago

According to the article this is a watermark for the game file. Which could be hidden by modifying certain parts of the game in a way that functions the same but results in a unique file for each copy distributed. (Similar to adding a unique pattern of double spaces to a word document.) Without knowledge of the watermarking algorithm a leaker couldn't be sure the watermark has been removed/obscured.