Eh. I'll be optimistic...maybe they're right and it will cut down on asshole trolls and flamers. I mean, it's not like having your name attached to a WoW forum post is going to let someone steal your identity.
I appreciate their intent, because I am really tired of seeing the G.I.F.T. in action, but I hope they temper this decision by looking at what's happened with Google and Facebook in terms of privacy and access.
They're doing this because they are becoming all buddy buddy with Facebook. Which means it will blow up in their faces (and has already started to), so who knows.
The whole thing sounds like so much good intentions, not so much thought out on the consequences side. Giving one of the worst forums in existence my actual name sounds like such a monumentally stupid idea, I have trouble coming up with any person who would think that is a Good Idea™, it's immediately obvious what will happen given the internet and how people behave behind the veil of anonymity.
This isn't even mentioning the apparent disregard for their customers privacy Blizzard is showing. I'm not at all comfortable with the ease they feel they should be able to release my personal information to the general public.
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The dozens of phone calls to his home and posts on his facebook wall that happened within two hours may have been a clue otherwise.
Plus, see the wow_ladies post especially in regards to stalking issues.
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Ugh...
Wow, bad move. (No pun intended)
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These companies NEED to understand that Internet Security isn't a joke for some of us.
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This isn't even mentioning the apparent disregard for their customers privacy Blizzard is showing. I'm not at all comfortable with the ease they feel they should be able to release my personal information to the general public.
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