FUCK

FUCK
OFF

>op gets hacked
>WOOOW FUCKING STEAM, INSECURE BULLSHIT

The problem is that a phone number alone is not enouhg, you need an iphone/android device and get their shitty app.

Blizzard has sms support which is superior.

Add a phone number to your account
Get the Steam mobile app

now.

Give me your fucking number
Come on

Give it to me, I already know what number is, I just need your confirmation for fucks sake

install winauth on a thumbdrive

>being retarded

>implying cant hack/spoof sim cards easier than it is to brute a pw

>some dumb fucking mexican tries to get into account
>can't because steam guard

based gabe

>Own the entire PC marketplace
>Make money any time anything is sold
>Find a loophole in gambling laws to sell gambling to children
>Impliment Steam Wallet and gift cards to make it easier
>Allow modders to sell their mods and custom items, take a cut from that too
>Finally gather tracking data from phones to sell location info
>Gabes face when he makes more money taking a shit than he ever would making Half Life 3
>Gabes face when people still praise him

>GIVE ME YOUR FUCKING NUMBER YOU LITTLE SHIT

>YOU ENTITLED LITTLE MOTHER FUCKER
>GIVE
>ME
>YOUR
>GODAMN
>FUCKING
>NUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMBBBBBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

first post best post

> Install the mobile app on your phone!

> no phone

wat do

jewstacks

ok look,you gonna get pushy forget about it!

>tfw i don't have a cellphone

I don't mean to be argumentative, I'm genuinely curious. Isn't two factor authentication always better?

Amen

Better than one-factor authentication, anyway. The way I learned it, it should be something you know, something you have, and ideally a third: something you are.

Probably more likely a chink.

There's a reason the NIST is trying to phase out SMS verification user

>been using the same passwords for all my accounts for 5-10 years
>never had any issues because I'm not fucking retarded and click random links,emails, etc.

Why the fuck does a videogame company want my phone number, fuck off you disgusting kikes.

not unless they were hiding behind a Mexican IP address with a proxy

Steam used to have pretty shitty security and there have been instances of people getting hacked without choosing a bad password. People with 2 tier logins were not affected. Steam's security may still suck, so as shitty as 2 factor logins can be, I'm not taking chances when my credit card details are saved on their servers.

>WELL HERE MY FUCKEN SOCIAL, MY LIFE AND THE DEED TO MY HOUSE.

steam .......

Reminder: the only reason why someone would want you to download a free app is because it gives them permission to datamine your phone

>2016
>Not using passphrases.

And why exactly?

>give steam your number
>gaben calls
what do you do?

Because if the person knows your name they can easily just call up your phone provider, convince them they're you(Which takes next to no effort), and ask for an SMS card replacement sent to their house. How do you think most of these hacks have happened on Twitter recently?

Whoops, meant SIM card. They can also spoof the recipient number.

You're still fucking retarded, just lucky. If you have a steam account and have ever played a game online then you can get hacked.

God-tier comedy

That's retarded, i'm pretty sure they would require identity documents for something like this.

>le valve doesn't make video games anymore! meme

we're not required to ask for it, we can if we feel nice.

i dont have a smartphone leave me alone gabe

Like I said, how exactly do you think people like boogie or I think Leafy it was got hacked recently? They found out their real names, convinced the representative to send a replacement SIM card to the perpetrator's house, spoofed the phone number, and then got the access number to wreak havoc in their accounts.

>WAAAH! WHY DO I HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY ONCE IN A BLUE MOON FOR 2.1 seconds! WAAAAH!

I think you have the right idea, its time for gabeposting

2.1 seconds that could be used to browse dank memes

NO I WONT GIVE IN, YOU CANT MAKE ME
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>Don't have a smartphone
>Have to guess what the market value of these cards is going to be 15 days from now

I sell prepaid ones at Walmart for 20 bucks at the least. They're fucking dirt cheap.

This question goes out to anyone who doesn't own one too, not just you.

What kind of life do you live where it couldn't be vastly improved with the addition of a device that gives you access to internet anywhere outside of home with working Wi-Fi, GPS capabilities, a calculator, a flashlight, and the ability to call and text people? Is there a reason not to own one?

It feels weird that they want me to put more security on my game accounts than I have on my bank and credit card accounts.

I gave up on this. I think this feature is not for protection, gaben is trying to reduce steambux circulation and replace part of this with real money.
For example, I could sell some crates for new csgo operation pass, now i have to pay real money for it.

>What kind of life do you live where it couldn't be vastly improved with the addition of a device that gives you access to internet anywhere outside of home with working Wi-Fi, GPS capabilities, a calculator, a flashlight, and the ability to call and text people? Is there a reason not to own one?

Money, if they do want a phone they don't want an absolute garbage one. They could also be neets with literally $0 to them.
I regret buying my phone. I have absolute no use for it. The only cool thing about it would be Wifi almost anywhere anywhere. Not everyone needs/wants one

>Give us your details for tax purposes
>Give us your phone number

People don't do this for steam but instead they have a social media account like facebook, own a smart phone, have any smart phone app that uses your Microphone and camera, collects your contact list

yea some people are so fucking dumb they don't realize they have already been compromised.

The only reason I used my smartphone was to browse the internet.

Why the fuck would I pay $60 a month for that when I can get a BETTER deal for my tablet?

Sucks about steam though.

really makes you think.....

Just by OWNING a smartphone your bill goes up.
Also most places don't replace screens which break ALL THE GOD DAMN time.

I don't need a telephone with the internet. That's why I have a computer. I need a phone in my pocket. I don't want to spend extra money on a data plan just to use only the base features. You literally cannot do this outside pre-paid.

Also fuck you people who want to carry text conversations instead of calling. If you have to write more than a paragraph, FUCKING call.

Wish I could just use my Apple iPad Air 2 to call people so I didn't need a smartphone.

>Having a Facebook
>Having a smartphone
>Not having an old Nokia
Fuck out of here, normalfag.

>have tablet
>doesn't have SMS support
>have landline
>doesn't have SMS support
>Steam revokes inventory access on a 5 year old account in perfect standing with 300 games because they want my fucking SMS number
>apparently the two step email verification used for every other service including their browser verification is less secure than a phone I could lose on the bus

I will never own a phone. The more services revoke features in an attempt to steal more metadata, like Steam, Gmail and Microsoft, the more I am convinced I should never have one.

Most of what you said is opinion but unless you're an irresponsible fucking neanderthal screens do NOT break often.

you deserve to have your account revoked for being a contrarian faggot

I have an Android device I could use the Steam app on.
But that's not goo enough.
I could use the two step email verification all their other services use, but that's not good enough.

They aren't interesting in security they're interested in your metadata.

literally who gives a shit about your metadata

This has saved my account from being hacked by Chinese while I played ARK. They got everything but my bank account, email, and steam. I don't have a keylogger or anything so I have no idea how they got it...

I always wonder why people give a shit about big biz and govs etc datamining your shit. I mean holy fuck, you could have a terabyte of cp on your hard drive and chances of you getting fucked for it are maybe 0.01% because the corps and the gubmint don't give a fuck unless you are an actual creator of illicit content even then they don't give a fuck unless its on a large scale.

Valve.

Microsoft, Amazon, Valve, Google, Apple, Facebook, your telecom company, every app you have ever downloaded, the NSA.

sorry, I should've said this better:
literally why do you give a shit about your metadata

I canceled mine because only my family ever called me.
I transferred my number to google voice so I can email/text people.
Whenever I go somewhere, someone else has a phone, and I still have my old one if I need to take pictures or use WiFi

or you could just not use Steam in the first place.

There probably is not a single Valve or Gaben related joke he hasn't heard like a billion times already

I don't give a shit about my metadata but the fact that companies are willing to ransom their services that I need to use in order to gain access to it massively inconveniences me.
I can no longer create a Gmail or Facebook account without a phone number, I cannot regain access to my Microsoft account without a phone number, Steam will not let me access half of it's features without a phone number, after forcing me to use Google Plus in order to access previously unrelated Youtube features Google then locked off my Google Plus account until I give them a phone number.

I do not have a phone, I do not want a phone, I do not want to go out and buy a phone and a carrier plan and then pay every month to regain access to features that used to work fine.

get some cake boy

Samsun Galaxy S2, has hit corners and face first concrete and only has minor scratches on it and I dont have one of those cover thingys.
Meanwhile like 25% of iPhones I see have cracked screen.