Official Talk:Account security

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Account names

I'd like to clarify about this comment:

If someone asks you or someone else for an account name or password in-game for any reason, send in a complaint about them immediately.

Should you retype that about the account name? There are many legitimate reasons for asking for someone's account name, for example being able to PM them on the forums. --Piplicus 12:41, 28 December 2006 (PST)

Well, okay, yeah. Fixed.  :) --Eurydice 17:21, 28 December 2006 (PST)

I Was Hacked! What Do I Do?

How about some prevention? If hacking is a problem, why not try to prevent hacking in the first place? Take Windows for example: 2K and XP can go a long way to prevent hacks if you let them. Otherwise, the other prevention section? Absolutely correct in that the majority of fraud has nothing to do with hacks.

That anti-virus bit? If your AV software needs updates to catch new viruses and hacks, you need better AV software.

Internet sharing routers also make much better firewalls than any firewall software you can buy, and they're cheaper and faster too.

And yes, I dislike security non-experts giving security advice. --Dobdobbodpa 20:41, 12 January 2007 (PST)