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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 61 points 1 week 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 26 points 1 week 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 week 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 week ago

There are two in the top corners at least