Gamers are really pissed at Activision Blizzard. Many are trying to delete their accounts, but the company is now asking they prove their identity by UPLOADING A GOVT. ID PIC OF THEMSELVES!!!!!!!!! Maybe they lost a customer but they (and unscrupulous governments like Red China) gained a valuable piece of data.
In addition, this plus the NBA snafu are waking up at least certain segments of US society to the implications of infringing on freedom of speech. Also, any business doing business in the EU must comply with their GDPR rules (General Data Protection Regulation) that governs how they handle personal data; under that rule, companies must make it as easy to delete/erase your own personal info as it is to collect it ( https://www.cmswire.com/information-management/gdpr-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-right-to-erasure/ ).
So now Blizzard have disabled ALL FOUR authentication methods to actively stop people from deleting their accounts. This is beyond disgusting. Spread awareness of this. #BoycottBlizzard
