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Posted May 13, 2011
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Aliasalpha: snip
Oh don't worry. You still have Dungeon Defenders.

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keeveek: My account on steam is 4 years old.
And? I'm sorry but I don't see the relevance of knowing how old your account is. It doesn't have any bearing on the fact that *anyone* can disable Steam Guard for their account.
Post edited May 13, 2011 by bansama
Posted May 13, 2011
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bansama: And? I'm sorry but I don't see the relevance of knowing how old your account is. It doesn't have any bearing on the fact that *anyone* can disable Steam Guard for their account.
And what does it have to the steam security?

You may also change your password to 1234 , and it doesn't mean anything but the fact you would be stupid to do so.
Post edited May 13, 2011 by keeveek
Posted May 13, 2011
I was registered there but I used some ancient password that is on nothing important. Still scary though, you never know what they could do with your name and email and other info.

I need to quit the internet.
Posted May 13, 2011
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keeveek: And what does it have to the steam security?
How would I know, you're the one who first mentioned Steam Guard. Why did you mention it? It certainly has very little to do with the information Valve store on their servers -- stored regardless of your Steam Guard settings. It also has no connection to the fact that changing passwords, etc., deletes that information, again regardless of your Steam Guard settings.

All Steam Guard does (at the moment) is give you peace of mind in the event a phisher manages to con your account out of you and not your email account attached to it as well (i.e., it's meant to protect Valve's customers from their own stupidity).
Posted May 13, 2011
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keeveek: And what does it have to the steam security?
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bansama: How would I know, you're the one who first mentioned Steam Guard. Why did you mention it? It certainly has very little to do with the information Valve store on their servers -- stored regardless of your Steam Guard settings. It also has no connection to the fact that changing passwords, etc., deletes that information, again regardless of your Steam Guard settings.

All Steam Guard does (at the moment) is give you peace of mind in the event a phisher manages to con your account out of you and not your email account attached to it as well (i.e., it's meant to protect Valve's customers from their own stupidity).
I was reffering to the fact, that ability to steal someone's STEAM ACCOUNT is now very low.

I don't store my CC information in there either. I prefer to provide this info anytime I make purchase than to risk stealing such data.
Post edited May 13, 2011 by keeveek
Posted May 13, 2011
And remember, my friends: cloud computing is ze future!!! -_-"
Posted May 13, 2011
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Aliasalpha: Great, with hl2ep3 being canned and duke nukem forever coming out we're fast runing out of "excessive delay" gaming memes.
You forget that episodic games were meant to make shorter games come out faster. Given how long it's taken for each of the half-life episodes, how long do you think it'll take for a full game?
Posted May 13, 2011
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Aliasalpha: Great, with hl2ep3 being canned and duke nukem forever coming out we're fast runing out of "excessive delay" gaming memes.
Frontier Developments says HI! Still waiting for The Outsider and Elite 4.
Posted May 13, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: This may be another good moment to point out that we just amended our privacy policy because, as hard as we work to keep all of our stuff secure, the less data we keep the less sensitive data can be hacked from us by someone malicious.

Also, change your passwords if you've got an account anywhere that's been hacked recently. Heck, change 'em anyway.
I second this suggestion. Also, it's best not to use the same password across multiple accounts unless you don't plan on keeping them too secure.

By the way, exactly what has been hacked into? The forums?
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KingofGnG: And remember, my friends: cloud computing is ze future!!! -_-"
Clearly the Internet has shown itself to be ultimately reliable and convenient.
Post edited May 13, 2011 by lowyhong
Posted May 13, 2011
Oh, internet...
Posted May 13, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: This may be another good moment to point out that we just amended our privacy policy because, as hard as we work to keep all of our stuff secure, the less data we keep the less sensitive data can be hacked from us by someone malicious.

Also, change your passwords if you've got an account anywhere that's been hacked recently. Heck, change 'em anyway.
If i change my password to the same thing does that count ? O.o
Posted May 13, 2011
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lowyhong: By the way, exactly what has been hacked into? The forums?
I would speculate that the script kiddies in question hacked into the Deus Ex mailing list.
Posted May 13, 2011
Still waiting for an official statement about what exactly has been hacked. But I changed my forum password already just in case.
Posted May 13, 2011
I suspect that one day hacking will be taken far more serious than it is now, and those responsible for the the acts which led to that escalation will be regretting their childish actions. Perhaps they should do something actually useful, like bring down kiddie porn sites.
Posted May 13, 2011
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EndlessKnight: I suspect that one day hacking will be taken far more serious than it is now, and those responsible for the the acts which led to that escalation will be regretting their childish actions. Perhaps they should do something actually useful, like bring down kiddie porn sites.
I agree with you. In the 90's, hacking was something of science fiction. Now it happens everyday. Yep, child porn sites should be removed, but as soon as you take one down, anouther will pop up in its place.
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