Blizzard Demands Your Real Name for Forums

[hiruu]

Guess I'm done posting on Blizzard's forums.

 

[hellswaters]

Well, if it is such a good idea, why are not the devs doing it already? You would think they would be the first to do it in that thread to prove it is a good idea. However hear they are hiding behind an alias as well.

 

[K-zon]

I would find it useful if you could actually get online and play, other then that its the same bais. The idea behind screen names to a point is not to reveal your true name, for it shouldnt be relevent. So in part they are allowing the privacy policy violations out the yin-yang. But they actually getting sued for would take a dime a dozen.

But as some say the industry is changing for the better.

 

[techguy378]

[citation][nom]djackson_dba[/nom]We all have rights and choices.It is their forum, they have the right to run it as they please. Your choice is to not not do business with them.[/citation]
I have the right to use one of the many private WoW servers out there too.

 

[K-zon]

Think all the lawyer offices around the world should team up and get ready for some cash flow to help pay for any preperations for any other cases in mind, hopefully on the lighter side. Cause having someones real name shouldnt change the fact of spammers and the such. Even on the idea, if we have a real name we can track it down better. Cause what does it take to sign up in the first place and pay for things?

 

[K-zon]

They may have a right to do as they please but given those rights are limited to what the desire on the idea of this. For this is only benefit of work relief. On prosecuting those act a strange on the forums. Of course no one likes people who talk nothing on the forums about nothing towards what the topic is. People get upset for many reasons and no one like its. I personal havent been playing any Blizzard games even though some of which they have aquired are awesome.
Rather it is their company it is still wrong, and very wrong at it. Cause even then its presents more issues then what is present.
What corparation or company can actually get away with that and not get suied due to their personal decision in the matters? And just cause i dont play any blizzard games and participate in the forums, doesnt make what i say irrelvent. It would just suck for them if i did, at least participate in the forums and have no interest. As with anyone. But their efforts would present one good thing out of it, Someone like myself might get a trickle down effect to find places to go and talk about something with work involved afterwards, but is that really worth it?

 

[K-zon]

Should split the interest between those who want to know either by First Nname , Last Name basis, and those who dont. That would pan out both ways.

 

[K-zon]

Could say legetimized steal of privacy rights or rights. Or just steal of rights. But those due change from time to time for some reason. But there were rights to privcy for some reason.

 

[K-zon]

Be nice to be able to edit, wouldnt neccerally be stealing, but people play their software and purchase their products for a reason.

 

[K-zon]

Theres alot more, but ill leave it to that and see what anyone else can come up with.

 

[anon1234]

[citation][nom]puawahine[/nom]Actually, this shouldn't be too bad considering how unique a person's name is in comparison to a user name. You'll only see one Pwner2010, but dozens/hundreds/thousands of Davids, Johns, and Michaels (even including a last name, real names are not usually unique). The problem would be added info on a user page, like location, age etc. A unique user name can be traced to one single person, while a real name may be the same name as hundreds of others.[/citation]

And for those of us who are blessed/cursed with unique names? How anonymous can we be once our name gets on the internet?

 

[exitnextright]

Hmmmmmmm.

 

[Tamz_msc]

Of all the guys that have posted comments on this news article who are in favor of such a move, I can see that most of them didn't provide their real names.Why didn't you do so when you want such a thing yourselves?

 

[doorspawn]

1) Most important:
If you buy for other people, your name then becomes tied to their posts. If father Bloggs buys Bloggs Jr SC2 and Bloggs Jr then posts "I hate Antarcticans", people (employers, potential friends) might think Bloggs Sr is racist.
This also applies to stolen cards, and people other than children for who you may have responsibility.
There is potential for Blizzard to be sued over this.

2a) Trolls are often dedicated. If a troll needs to fake a name, and it isn't too hard to do, s/he will do so and continue trolling.
2b) To prevent this, you will now be required to supply ID on purchase. To prevent trolls faking, and to make it global, the only option is to require all purchases supply credit card info as there is no other global ID system.
2c) If you required national ID in some countries, trolls could just buy on-line from other countries via proxy.
2d) Game shops don't have the facilities & training to detect fake IDs, and they won't be happy being told they need to pay for them.

Even this in no way prevents people buying the game for other people.


3) New system requirement: Credit (or debit) Card.


I see this as Blizzard trying to do the impossible. Like DRM, this will cause problems for legit people that value their privacy but won't stop those that it intends to: trolls.

 

[dEAne]

Hey that could be offend others, not all of us have nice names.

 

[MrHectorEric]

So anyone browsing the forums can get your real name? Hello targeted spam for video game products. Blizzard will make it real easy for 4chan /b/tards to do what they do best. Or what if you get mistakenly targeted because you have the same name as someone who pissed someone else off? One Blizzard employee already offered his real name as a show of good faith, but had to disconnect his phone and remove his Facebook page due to harassment. They say Blue posters (employees) names will be visible too; however, it won't be long before they decide against that.

 

[aethm]

Blizzards does as it wants because no-one will ever raise a protest.

 

[mhughes81]

I don't post much at all in the forums, usually just check on there for valid info after I sort though the BS and go back to the game. This should cut down on the trolls and vent posts though. Even I made a vent post on a level 1 alt awhile back calling out a group of people for what they did in game which ruined things for a lot of people playing. I used the lvl 1 alt so I would not get backlash on any of my 80's when playing. If somebody took a post like that the wrong way and they have your real name, it could end badly.

Looks like I won't be posting anything on the official forums anymore. I'll only use the search option or post for help on unofficial forums from now on.

If a future employer does a search on your name and it pops up on the WoW forum, you probably won't get hired due to them assuming you are addicted to WoW.

 

[gm0n3y]

Booooooooooo

This is the reason that I don't use facebook. Stop trying to mix my real life with my online presence. The reason many people like the internet is BECAUSE its not their real life.

 

[puawahine]

[citation][nom]anon1234[/nom]And for those of us who are blessed/cursed with unique names? How anonymous can we be once our name gets on the internet?[/citation]

Nothing is new under the sun. Unless your name is Audio Science I doubt it would be much of a problem. And if it is Audio Science, or something similarly unique then it's just as unique as a user name, isn't it? Also, people tend to use the same username for several sites, including email, so it would be that much easier to connect a user name to a specific person.

But I understand the thought. My own name is rather unique, but I still don't think using my real name is as identifying as my username.

 

[rocky1234]

Quote: djackson_dba
"Paying by credit card? They probably already know your real name, possibly address and other data that is used for payment verification."

The company you are getting service from Should have your name & private information because you pay by credit card or whatever means. But there is no reason For anyone else to have your real name & info. Like I said before to Blizzard my name is Jack Spratt(just an example) to every one else it is Fred Flinstone (Just another example).

What companies like Blizzard & others need to start doing is weed out trolls that just post to be seen or heard & ban their butts from the sites. I know for a fact I will never give my real name out to a open forum unless it is me that decides to do that for whatever reason. I will not let some company dictate to me that I have to give my name out just because they think it is a good idea to do so.

-That is All-
Thanks

 

[gazfast]

interesting thought, liked the idea someone floated about notifying the user if someone is trying to trace them, but there are times when being anonymous is needed, especially if oyu are trying to whistleblow.

 

[dkArchon]

Do to intense bad press from countless news agencies and a fan uproar, they just reversed their decision on this matter. You will not have to show your real first and last name on the Blizzard/WoW forums.

 

[anon1234]

[citation][nom]puawahine[/nom]Nothing is new under the sun. Unless your name is Audio Science I doubt it would be much of a problem. And if it is Audio Science, or something similarly unique then it's just as unique as a user name, isn't it? Also, people tend to use the same username for several sites, including email, so it would be that much easier to connect a user name to a specific person.But I understand the thought. My own name is rather unique, but I still don't think using my real name is as identifying as my username.[/citation]


Actually, some of us do have unique names, so I'm quite glad Blizzard saw reason.