r/Steam_Link • u/Prestigious_Wolf897 • 17d ago

Security concerns

Concerning Steamlink.. my son lives primarily with his father but will be with me most of the summer. He has a steam account on the computer that is at my house and now he wants to play at his dad's. They want to use his dad's chromebook which I guess will not download steam but can download the steamlink. They kept discussing around me that he was going to bring the chromebook over to link it. I said absolutely not..I am not having his dad's chromebook linked to my computer. Am I wrong? I think this is very much a privacy issue.?

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u/TheKonyInTheRye 17d ago

While using link, steam can be minimized and the desktop of the source computer can be controlled and browsed. Though, if you have the laptop open, you’ll be able to see what’s happening. I’m sure your kids just wants to be able to play some games, but the desktop control is present, regardless.