IMO the better question to be asking is why Razer requires a user account for hardware peripherals in the first place. Logitech, Corsair, HyperX, Asus, et. al.

IMO the better question to be asking is why Razer requires a user account for hardware peripherals in the first place. Logitech, Corsair, HyperX, Asus, et. al. do not have the same requirement of registering an account before giving you control over your device. As shitty as it is for those whose information was leaked, it was just a matter of time, IMO. There was no reason they needed any of this information in the first place, they're a hardware device manufacturer and whatever data they were collecting can't possibly be useful for future products. With any luck Razer will be re-evaluating their mandatory account policy and maybe they can finally be a contender for my next peripherals.