NONE@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoNo, Steam wasn’t hacked, and your account details are safewww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down15cross-posted to: polygon@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1421arrow-down1external-linkNo, Steam wasn’t hacked, and your account details are safewww.polygon.comNONE@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square38linkfedilinkcross-posted to: polygon@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·30 days agoSince when do you have to link your phone number to your Steam account? I’ve had an account for as long as Steam has existed, and I’ve never been asked to provide my phone number.
minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·30 days agoI needed to do it to enable 2FA through the Steam app. Kinda wish I didn’t have to, since I know how unsafe SMS is.
minus-squaredamdy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoIt’s to help reduce smurfing in f2p games like the ones mentioned below. (Dota and cs)
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·30 days agoSMS 2 factor Authentication
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoYeah no I just use the Steam app for authentication.
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·29 days agoMe too. But nearly 100 million others don’t, it seems.
Since when do you have to link your phone number to your Steam account? I’ve had an account for as long as Steam has existed, and I’ve never been asked to provide my phone number.
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I needed to do it to enable 2FA through the Steam app. Kinda wish I didn’t have to, since I know how unsafe SMS is.
It’s to help reduce smurfing in f2p games like the ones mentioned below. (Dota and cs)
SMS 2 factor Authentication
Yeah no I just use the Steam app for authentication.
Me too. But nearly 100 million others don’t, it seems.