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1. nemoma+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-01-20 23:04:38
I mean the invisible status is supposed to hide all that, yeah. Why have a "show as offline" if it still shows activity like going online?
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2. rvnx+r3[view] [source] 2026-01-20 23:26:27
>>nemoma+(OP)
> Steam "Offline" status leaks exact login timestamps (Valve: Won't Fix)

On the profile of a friend you can see the last time they signed-in to their account:

https://preview.redd.it/can-anyone-beat-my-last-online-frien...

Before it was public, and now restricted (for a couple of years already) to friends only.

I guess this is why they won't change it, since it's a feature.

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3. xmrcat+g5[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-20 23:37:25
>>rvnx+r3
Incorrect. "Invisible" is a privacy control, not just a UI filter. While the official client freezes the text, the backend still broadcasts live last_logon and last_logoff Unix timestamps in the ClientPersonaState packet. This leaks exact real-time sleep/wake cycles via the socket, completely bypassing the privacy toggle.
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4. rvnx+z5[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-20 23:38:53
>>xmrcat+g5
But is it different from the "last signed-in" info that you see on the profile ? (genuinely asking)

Because from the fields in the protobuf I somewhat suspect it's the same, but I get your point of view as well

EDIT: If it's not, then my bad

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