Petition to Increase Privacy Options for Battle.net's Real ID Feature

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There's no doubt many people playing Blizzard's games are excited about the new Real ID feature.

However, this new feature is not without its problems.

We understand this feature is intended to be for real life friends to connect through Blizzard's games. However, there are people who would like to use this feature to add Internet friends, as it enables communication across all of Blizzard's games, no matter the character or game a person is playing.

Unfortunately, however, privacy options for this feature are virtually non-existent. The only way you can maintain a strong level of privacy is by refusing to add anyone. As a result, many people find using this feature undesirable, as it puts them at risk for revealing their real names to people they do not wish to discover such information.

Fortunately, this can be easily remedied by implementing one or both the following options:

1. Allowing people to conceal their real names with a pseudonym of some sort.
2. Allowing people to block whether or not friends of friends can see them on their friends' lists.

These two features would be easy to implement and would allow people to use the Real ID feature without compromising various aspects of their privacy.

By signing this petition, you hereby support the adoption of at least one of the privacy options listed above.

If you wish to support merely one of these options, or you would like to see even further privacy options implemented, you can elaborate using the comment feature on this petition.

21 Signatures

  • Courtney
    • Comments
    • I want to remain anonymous, kthanks Blizz.
  • Robin F
  • Charles M
  • Troy A
  • Kira
  • Sascha S
  • Brian R
  • Swat
  • Steve S
    • Comments
    • I support both options, and wouldn't mind seeing even further privacy options implemented.
  • dwism
  • David L
  • Tizio C
  • Jen B
  • Avigail
    • Comments
    • The friends seeing friends list of real id is the only thing keeping me from signing because I dont know half of my friends friends, so my information would no longer be in just my hands but all of my friends hands whom I trust not to give it out...When they would be giving out to any of their friends unintentionally
  • Zancrus (Joshua D
    • Comments
    • From Burning Legion US. This really seemed like a good tool that has just gotten way out of hand. As it stays now I will never use the Real ID tool.
  • jon d
    • Comments
    • Not having privacy options is insanity. Even facebook has privacy options.
  • DrFoo
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    • Anonymity is NOT an option! It's a fundamental protected RIGHT of a free society, with deep roots in American history. Ever heard of the Federalist Papers? It's quite possible we wouldn't have the US Constitution without them! These were published under the pseudonym Publius, in turn taken from the history of Rome. Please come back to the world of sanity, Blizzard.
  • john
    • Comments
    • they also want you to pay for playing cod
  • Brad N
    • Comments
    • If Real Names are required I will NOT be buying.
  • Jeff D
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    • Seeing that Battle.net and Wow have one of the largest database online to date it is questionable who this information would be avalible. Large companies have shown that they will allow you something for free or cheaper if you don't read the fine print and just give out your information. Most people are against giving out their information if the companies were honest about their intent on disclosure. I believe Blizzard has a responciblility like everyother company should to protect the users information no matter what. It is not only moral, but it is the supreme law of the land to protect the people.