@Molurus said in #16:
> First of all: in practice this is almost by definition not a problem. The quality of cheat detection systems is a fundamental part of the quality provides by chess servers. Chess servers have a strong motivation to do this well, because like it is with all services: if you don't like the service provided, you can always go to a competitor.
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> Secondly: the alternative is FAR worse. If you're going to tell people, in detail, how you catch cheaters, you are effectively a huge help to.... cheaters. You really don't want that. (Unless you're a cheater.)
I'm talking about a body. That should look at these cases, not the people themselves. And the chess websites don't have to reveal anything either. They only have to answer questions from the body.
> First of all: in practice this is almost by definition not a problem. The quality of cheat detection systems is a fundamental part of the quality provides by chess servers. Chess servers have a strong motivation to do this well, because like it is with all services: if you don't like the service provided, you can always go to a competitor.
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> Secondly: the alternative is FAR worse. If you're going to tell people, in detail, how you catch cheaters, you are effectively a huge help to.... cheaters. You really don't want that. (Unless you're a cheater.)
I'm talking about a body. That should look at these cases, not the people themselves. And the chess websites don't have to reveal anything either. They only have to answer questions from the body.