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03-02-2018, 09:08 AM
Gamers say their real names were revealed on Xbox One
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Gamers are complaining their real names are being exposed on Xbox One, and Microsoft is on the case.*
According to a Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/815vn6/warning_xbox_is_doxxing_people_right_now_check/) on Thursday, many players were finding their gamertags subbed out for their real names.
SEE ALSO: Xbox Live is down and players are *pissed* (http://mashable.com/2018/03/01/xbox-live-is-down-people/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
"I woke up this morning and someone told me 'Hey your last name is showing,'" wrote Redditor Nadia C. "I thought it was weird because I have my settings to block from showing my real name."
"Everyone's Name is showing. Big streamers, friends, recent players. I went through my entire friend list and I know for a fact none of these people have ever showed their name before." Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/03/01/xbox-gamers-real-names-revealed/)
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Gamers are complaining their real names are being exposed on Xbox One, and Microsoft is on the case.*
According to a Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/815vn6/warning_xbox_is_doxxing_people_right_now_check/) on Thursday, many players were finding their gamertags subbed out for their real names.
SEE ALSO: Xbox Live is down and players are *pissed* (http://mashable.com/2018/03/01/xbox-live-is-down-people/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
"I woke up this morning and someone told me 'Hey your last name is showing,'" wrote Redditor Nadia C. "I thought it was weird because I have my settings to block from showing my real name."
"Everyone's Name is showing. Big streamers, friends, recent players. I went through my entire friend list and I know for a fact none of these people have ever showed their name before." Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/03/01/xbox-gamers-real-names-revealed/)
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