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There's a difference between forcing you to use a gaming account for a gaming service, and forcing you to use a social media account entirely irrelevant to gami
by TheKarateKid 6y ago
There's a difference between forcing you to use a gaming account for a gaming service, and forcing you to use a social media account entirely irrelevant to gaming with your entire real-life identity (and web history, ad profiling, and in-store purchases) to use a gaming service.
- mrits 6y agoI don't see too much that Facebook collects about you that Steam doesn't. If you aren't using a Facebook desktop app Steam probably knows quite a bit more about you actually. If you are really concerned about your "real-life identity" I'd recommend not publishing it in a service that is made for public consumption
- saddlerustle 6y agoAn Xbox now requires a Microsoft account, which also has associated web history, ad profiling and purchase history.
- easton 6y agoBut you can make a separate one just for Xbox and they won’t ban you, unlike Facebook. And you don’t have to use your real name.
- saddlerustle 6y agoIt may not be enforced, but the Microsoft ToS states "You agree not to use any false, inaccurate or misleading information when signing up for your Microsoft account." (https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/servicesagreement/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/servicesagreement/), and the signup flow does require a full name.