GamesPlayedWhileIdle and SSA

[Conusoid]

As far as I understand, about a year ago Steam made some changes to the Subscriber Agreement, including:

C. Automation

You may not use any form of scripts, bots, macros, or other non-human-controlled systems (“Automation”) to interact with Content and Services on Steam in any manner, including but not limited to:

• Faking gameplay statistics (e.g., inflated wins or losses, XP, playtime)

Do these changes (especially the playtime part) introduce any risks when using GamesPlayedWhileIdle?
Thanks!

[JustArchi]

I've updated FAQ entry about ToS, since the version that is currently in effect has stronger points against ASF than it used to have.

Is there increased risk compared to before - yes, definitely, they made it more explicit what they're fine and not fine with. Under current wording, ASF in its whole is at risk, while games played while idle even more than other, basic functionality. Whether that alone will cause people to get banned now or not - no idea, I'm not the right person to ask that - knowing Valve, probably not considering ASF does not talk to game coordinators, but who knows.