Remove "Add a phone number" from the Community Ambassador badge

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wroot Oct 31, 2015 @ 3:59am

I can't understand how my phone number or steam app ahtentication are correlating to "community". This is just a way to force users to give their personal information to complete a badge. This is an addition to a request to remove (or stop nagging) the requirement to add a phone number to your account.

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MalikQayum Oct 31, 2015 @ 4:41am

yep i totally agree, but you can use an online sms service temporarely and remove it right away.

K҉O҉T҉Y҉ Oct 31, 2015 @ 4:53am

I was today banned from using the Store without giving me Phone number for authentification or use steam mobile app that ask for mobile phone number, wtf ?

Gwarsbane Oct 31, 2015 @ 5:16am

Originally posted by KoTy:
I was today banned from using the Store without giving me Phone number for authentification or use steam mobile app that ask for mobile phone number, wtf ?

How were you banned? You mean the page that pops up in place of the normal store? Scroll down a little and hit continue to store and you won't see that anymore.

They would not ban people from using the store just because they will not put in a phone number. They would rather get a bunch of money than get someones phone number which doesn't get them money.

Last edited by Gwarsbane; Oct 31, 2015 @ 5:18am

Very Big Sigma Oct 31, 2015 @ 6:15am

Yeah dude I cannot agree more, why would steam need ur no. for security reasons? I personally feel like getting them an email is already enough.

RiPpEr_R.I.P Oct 31, 2015 @ 6:25am

well steam and e-mail can be hacked harder to steal a phone.

Alexandra, play Despacito Oct 31, 2015 @ 8:32am

It takes more dedication (either physical theft or managing to trick your phone company) to steal text message content than email content. I only completed 28 out of 29 tasks, so you can do something else instead of entering your # if you think steam has any use for it.

wroot Oct 31, 2015 @ 9:34am

I have 27/29 and a badge is completed. Not so much OCD, but it bugs me a bit, that i can't fully complete it because of this nonsense. Before that was a stupid FB requirement, now this.

supertrooper225 Oct 31, 2015 @ 2:30pm

Originally posted by MrSpeedNut:
Not really worried about the nag to add mobel phone number/smart phone, BUT am worried that this mite become a part of the drm steam client to use steam...don't have amy type of mobile phone and not planning to get one in this lifetime, even if forced on me, NEVER.
Will I be locked out of all my game on the steam drm client in the future becouse of no smartphone....really would like to know this. thanks in advance.

No.

The Giving One Oct 31, 2015 @ 3:21pm

Originally posted by wroot:
I can't understand how my phone number or steam app ahtentication are correlating to "community". This is just a way to force users to give their personal information to complete a badge. This is an addition to a request to remove (or stop nagging) the requirement to add a phone number to your account.

Adding a phone number improves security for everyone. Many/some malware attacks and phishing scams spam your friends list with the same or similar attack.

Therefore it has everything to do with "community". Making this seem more alluring by having a badge is just basic business tactics to try to appeal to users to give the number. That way, less resources are lost because of all the security issues from the users that fall for all this nonsense.

Less loss of resources like human resources = less manhours spent on support = more profits for the business and better support for customers that do NOT fall for all this nonsense.

Uber-n00bie Oct 31, 2015 @ 3:55pm

I am getting tired of being asked over and over for my phone number as well. Annoying messages have been popping-up begging for my phone number and other personal information every single hour I use Steam -- it's pathetic.

I only use my cell phone for work and emergencies -- not password retrieval and other bullcrap for data-collection purposes. This is not going to change for me.

If Steam continues to harass me into giving out my phone number and other personal information it isn't entilted to, I intend to move on to other services for PC gaming permanently. GoG doesn't do any of this nonsense. Hell, even ***ORIGIN*** doesn't beg me for my personal information as bad as Steam does these days.

Stop it.

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The Giving One Oct 31, 2015 @ 3:56pm

Originally posted by Uber-n00bie:

Stop it.

Here we go again....this topic has already been started in a thread here...not specifically to the "badge" point perhaps, but still about this new feature...

http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/10/487870763299005770/

Last edited by The Giving One; Oct 31, 2015 @ 3:57pm

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