Blizzard's RealID forcing real names

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At the end of the day your name isn't considered private information by jsut about any government so I dont see why this is a particular problem.

To run a background check etc you 1 have to legally proclaim your the person running it if its a personal check and 2 need more information than just a name!

Sure some quick facebooking could probably get you the infromation you needed but still jsut having your name shown on a forum shouldnt cause any security threats unless your info is in the public domain to be tied with it.

I'm with Piers on this one.

As far as I'm concerned, my golden rule for the internet - 'If you don't want stuff there, then don't get put in a situation for it to be put there'. This includes things such as the Vietmanese sex tape scandal, the Hayley Williams 'get your rack out' photo, and Hutch deciding to have a video taken of him and his shooting club buddies whipping each other.

That goes for this as well, you don't want your name there - don't use the service. I have absolutely no problem in being associated with Warcraft in anyway. Since all my Facebook data is private unless your an approved friend (which for me is pretty rare, I'm deleting more people than I add), the only way to find info about me is forums such as this and my blog, where I post stuff I have no concern with the General Public reading. Other than that, it's generally common sense - don't post personal details online unless you want people to know them, only deal with people you truly trust and don't click on suspicious links and get passwords stolen.

And on the employment point, not hiring someone because they play a certain video game and know the difference between a Affliction and Destruction lock spec is a form of discrimination, which is punishable by law and companies can and are taken to court over it.

And searching people's names to find where they live? Give me a break.

And you know what? Because these silly lefties are crying about privacy in what has become a 2000 page thread, they'll get their way as well. If this does go ahead though, there is absolutely no way in hell WoW will collapse over this.