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Sprawl-zero1eye-  Title: IGN Vault Staff
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Registered: 2002-6-28 03:39:29
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Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
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_Taebo_  Posts: 184
Registered: 2001-2-28 11:37:14
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Date Posted:
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Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
I wouldn't mind a USB dongle, I have had an authenticator since 2008 and will continue to use it, but it would be nice to log in and not have to type in the digits off of crappy tiny LCD. My room doesn't have a lot of light, I have to hold the authenticator under a lamp to see it.
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Sprawl-zero1eye- Title: IGN Vault Staff
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Registered: 2002-6-28 03:39:29
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Date Posted:
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Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
Yeah, or even a backlit one for a few extra bucks.
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
Subject:
Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
GutterSludge posted:
If you travel to South America, and login from there, you will not have just logged in from your house, and therefore would probably not set off a flag.
Yes you will. I travelled from Miami to Buenos Aires and logged in several *days* later and my account was locked. It wasn't a big deal to log into account management and change the password, but they do keep track of your habits a lot longer than just a few hours. I'm not sure why this extra layer of security is necessary when I am already using an authenticator.
I don't like all this tracking technology that I didn't ask for. Facebook was a bigger pain to log into than WoW.
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
Subject:
Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
Its there to help protect you.
Since account sharing is against the TOS, the only reason an IP should ever be hugely different is if you travel (like to Buenos Aires).
Knowing you were going to travel, a quick phone call would have saved you the lock.
With that said, would you rather have the lock process, or just let some dolt from China ravage your account, and go through the (up to) 2 week restoration process?
Is it overkill if you have an authenticator? Possibly.
If you are traveling, can you communicate this to Blizz, and avoid this? Absolutely.
"Hey blizz, I'm doing study abroad in Spain for 3 months, don't lock me!!"
Blizz: "NP, have a safe trip."
Is intentionally cycling your VPN to cities all over the continent better than a 6 and a half dollar (with free shipping) authenticator? Hell no.
And I must ask this question. When you went to B.A., did someone log into your account from your home? If so, then you should have been locked, and the system worked perfectly, as no person (who doesn't share an account, and violate the TOS), can be in two places at once.
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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I just don't see the need to track people when they are supposedly already protected by the authenticator. The chances of someone stealing my authenticator and guessing my login/password are slim to none. And why should I have to call up Blizzard to tell them about my travel plans? I'd rather reset the password - it wasn't that big of a deal, I was just surprised that they do indeed lock you out if you log in overseas even days later.
I don't share my account info, and nobody used my computer at home - I'm just putting it out there that there's a good chance that you'll be locked out if you travel abroad.
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Sprawl-zero1eye- Title: IGN Vault Staff
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Date Posted:
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Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
They aren't tracking you anymore than a website that records your IP address, and all of them do, including this one. They are merely adding a step that compares the two, and if vastly different, block.
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Registered: 2004-9-18 21:52:58
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
Subject:
Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
Sprawl-zero1eye- posted:
They aren't tracking you anymore than a website that records your IP address, and all of them do, including this one. They are merely adding a step that compares the two, and if vastly different, block.
And what is the point of having such a system active on an account that is protected by an authenticator?
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Sprawl-zero1eye- Title: IGN Vault Staff
Reziztance iz Futile
Posts: 1,001
Registered: 2002-6-28 03:39:29
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
Subject:
Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
Why does anyone do it? It's just another layer of protection. The authenticator isn't fool proof, although I would argue "good enough" in most cases.
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AC Frostfell, Clan Z - Lvl 239 Grief Dagger (Retired)
WoW Lightbringer Alliance, Z Guild - Lvl 85 Combat Rogue (Retired)
Making iOS Apps these days at http://zsprawl.com/iOS |
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
Subject:
Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
Authenticator or no, this seems like it would be a good countermeasure for power-leveling services...
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