NONE@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoNo, Steam wasn’t hacked, and your account details are safewww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1400arrow-down15cross-posted to: polygon@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1395arrow-down1external-linkNo, Steam wasn’t hacked, and your account details are safewww.polygon.comNONE@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square37fedilinkcross-posted to: polygon@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months 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-up3arrow-down1·7 months 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-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·7 months agoSMS 2 factor Authentication
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoYeah no I just use the Steam app for authentication.
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoMe too. But nearly 100 million others don’t, it seems.
minus-squaredamdy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoIt’s to help reduce smurfing in f2p games like the ones mentioned below. (Dota and cs)
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.
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.
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.
It’s to help reduce smurfing in f2p games like the ones mentioned below. (Dota and cs)
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