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So I've just been watching my brother purchasing stuff with his credit card via Steam streaming

Orta

Orta

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wtf? Could do with a little help here folks. I've given my brother my steam account details to play some of my games. When I logged onto my pc just now a steam message popped up in the taskbar that my brother's gaming session is available to stream. I clicked on it to see how badly he was playing and when I did up popped his chrome browser, ordering a passport for one of his kids and I could clear as day see his credit card number, expiry date and cvc code. Well dodgy!

How has that happened? Was there some kind of glitch in Steam or is there a setting to prevent this kind of thing (from both ends) happening again? My mind is racing thinking about some of the stuff he could have potentially seen me browsing if this has happened from his end too!
 
ZoukGalaxy

ZoukGalaxy

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Could you please give me his steam account name, I want to investigate very personally.

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Guilty_AI

Guilty_AI

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i think you'd need to disable remote play.... but then since he has access to your account, he could just enable it again if he really wants to see you browsing your hentai
 
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Orta

Orta

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Hentai is the least of my worries.

I was looking up an escort website recently (research) and accidentally clicked on transexual escorts in town.

I've just found out how do disable it anyway and told him to do the same, I think maybe I'd better change the password and tell him to fuck off and get his own Steam games, the cheap bastard. Yes?
 
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PlaystationFan5349

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Orta said:
wtf? Could do with a little help here folks. I've given my brother my steam account details to play some of my games. When I logged onto my pc just now a steam message popped up in the taskbar that my brother's gaming session is available to stream. I clicked on it to see how badly he was playing and when I did up popped his chrome browser, ordering a passport for one of his kids and I could clear as day see his credit card number, expiry date and cvc code. Well dodgy!

How has that happened? Was there some kind of glitch in Steam or is there a setting to prevent this kind of thing (from both ends) happening again? My mind is racing thinking about some of the stuff he could have potentially seen me browsing if this has happened from his end too!
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So steam streams your full desktop?
 
Kuranghi

Kuranghi

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Orta said:
Hentai is the least of my worries.

I was looking up an escort website recently (research) and accidentally clicked on transexual escorts in town.
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I feel for your plight mate but this bit made me laugh and then choke, am I to blame for you looking up escorts or is it completely off your own back?
 
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Northeastmonk

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If I want to play my games from the EGS. I launch the Steam Link app from my TV, minimize Steam, and launch the game I want. The link just links a stream. Steam just has to be minimized after it starts, plus it links to whatever device you registered. Yeah, closing a game won’t do it. You have to exit big picture mode or turn off the Link app or it’ll show your Desktop.

I personally wouldn’t give anyone your username and password. There’s so many mistakes you can make and there’s all kinds of criminals out there. I’d change password, enable two factor, and tell him to get his own account.
 
demigod

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Orta said:
Hentai is the least of my worries.

I was looking up an escort website recently (research) and accidentally clicked on transexual escorts in town.

I've just found out how do disable it anyway and told him to do the same, I think maybe I'd better change the password and tell him to fuck off and get his own Steam games, the cheap bastard. Yes?
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You should be more worried about your bro kicking your ass for that.
 
Orta

Orta

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I've disabled broadcasting and remote play on my PC. He doesn't have access to my browsing shenanigans now, does he?

He's just texted me to tell me he's done the same. No shock or surprise that I told him I saw his credit card details, like me he's probably sweating that I've been watching what he's been up to online.
 
Sleepwalker

Sleepwalker

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Just use his credit card to create a new account for him and buy all the same games that you have in your account. then tell him to fuck off
 
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Husky

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My suggestion is that you change your password and start making use of Steam Family Sharing. You'll have to manually enable each device your brother can play Steam on, but it should give you nothing you'll have to worry about. Log in with your account onto whichever computer you'd like to share with, and navigate through Steam's settings to the Family section. You must then authorize both the computer, as well as your brother's personal Steam account (which will appear in a list of accounts that've signed into Steam on that computer).
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Orta

Orta

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Husky said:
My suggestion is that you change your password and start making use of Steam Family Sharing. You'll have to manually enable each device your brother can play Steam on, but it should give you nothing you'll have to worry about. Log in with your account onto whichever computer you'd like to share with, and navigate through Steam's settings to the Family section. You must then authorize both the computer, as well as your brother's personal Steam account (which will appear in a list of accounts that've signed into Steam on that computer).
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Cheers. Will have a look at that tomorrow. Might be easier to tell him to sod off all the same.
 
BadBurger

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I never used that option, but I am surprised it doesn't only mirror the steam client and/or the game rather than the entire desktop session. Valve could have partnered with someone who already has tech that can do that for them, such as Citrix or VMware, but I guess they wanted to do it quick and dirty in house.
 
Husky

Husky

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Orta said:
Cheers. Will have a look at that tomorrow. Might be easier to tell him to sod off all the same.
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The only limitation is that one person can use the library at a time--but your family can never prevent you from using your own library, so if you boot a game from your library while they're also using that library, they'll be given a five-minute notice to save and quit. Pretty neat, pretty generous. They can't really use games that require UPlay or Origin though.
 
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Notabueno

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Orta said:
wtf? Could do with a little help here folks. I've given my brother my steam account details to play some of my games. When I logged onto my pc just now a steam message popped up in the taskbar that my brother's gaming session is available to stream. I clicked on it to see how badly he was playing and when I did up popped his chrome browser, ordering a passport for one of his kids and I could clear as day see his credit card number, expiry date and cvc code. Well dodgy!

How has that happened? Was there some kind of glitch in Steam or is there a setting to prevent this kind of thing (from both ends) happening again? My mind is racing thinking about some of the stuff he could have potentially seen me browsing if this has happened from his end too!
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I'm sorry but: dumb fuck. Why would you put your credit info in Steam when you have shit tons of other payment means starting by Paypal.

No sympathy, enough tolerating people who give in to predatorial companies, practices and the scammers who just have to pluck it up.
 
alabtrosMyster

alabtrosMyster

Banned
Have a talk, and if he doesn't get it ... Well he will need to use his own Steam account to get dedrauded of his money I guess.
 
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