[dspillett]

Which is the problem with games having kernel access for anti-cheat and <whatever-else-they-want-to-do-with-it>.

You don't know what they are doing in there. You don't really know who they are. Even if you do, corporate machinations might mean who has access to the facility to <what-ever-they-want-to-do> on your PC could change at any moment without your knowledge.

Most end-users are blissfully unaware of the potential consequences of these level of access (Games having kernel access, and browser extensions having all-sites/all-contexts access).

[techjamie]

Can you imagine if one of the big anti-cheats got hit with a supply chain attack? That would be devastating.