STEAM Mobile Authenticator ?

[Ian C]

Anyone else been hit by this? You can't sell items on STEAM unless you give them your private cellphone number?

Lets see...

I give them access to my private number to 'authenticate' my transactions so I can get a few pennies off purchases and they share my number with third parties (unless I got this wrong).

I think not.

[Grim.Reaper]

I am no expert on the service, but I would doubt their privacy policy would allow them to share phone numbers gathered for the purpose of providing security authentication....a number of places have multiple factor authentication such as banks, hospitals, and other payment providers.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I've been able to sell stuff without providing my number since the annoying new update.  They send an authentication email for every item I want to sell and then I have to log in to the Steam webpage to confirm it.

[Huw the Poo]

The last time I tried to sell something without an authenticator, I think they said the item would be placed on hold for a certain number of days before appearing in the marketplace.

Even so, Valve can suck my balls if they think I'm going to use their authenticator.

[Ian C]

Well, if they don't share the number with anyone else that's good, but still, I'm not comfortable with being forced to provide private information under procedural duress.

[jamus34]

I look at it this way, better my cell number than my driver license number which some brick and mortar retailers require nowadays. I'll still it on eBay in that case thank you very much

[Huw the Poo]

I look at it this way, better my cell number than my driver license number which some brick and mortar retailers require nowadays.

Are you kidding?  What the hell?

[Tpek]

I've been able to sell stuff without providing my number since the annoying new update.  They send an authentication email for every item I want to sell and then I have to log in to the Steam webpage to confirm it.

Yes, and then it goes on hold for a long time.

I thought of using the authenticator thing, but having to use it every time I want to log into Steam is just silly.

[Grim.Reaper]

I look at it this way, better my cell number than my driver license number which some brick and mortar retailers require nowadays.

Are you kidding?  What the hell?

That's interesting...I have never been asked for my driver's license information.  Not sure I would ever give that up, except to the police office that pulls me over for a traffic offense:)

[jamus34]

I look at it this way, better my cell number than my driver license number which some brick and mortar retailers require nowadays.

Are you kidding?  What the hell?

That's interesting...I have never been asked for my driver's license information.  Not sure I would ever give that up, except to the police office that pulls me over for a traffic offense:)

Here's the issue, stores no longer confront shoplifters. They will try to get info to call the cops but they do not want any confrontations in case of lawsuits. So instead they mostly punish law abiding citizens who try to return stuff as the shoplifters will often go to a pawn shop to get quarters on the dollar.
Yes this country is royally fudged up in a lot of ways.

[Huw the Poo]

I thought of using the authenticator thing, but having to use it every time I want to log into Steam is just silly.

Precisely why I won't use it.  I launch Steam several times a day; I'm not going to piss about with my phone every time.

[JudgeDredd]

I noticed this some weeks ago but didn't mention it for fear of being touted a naysayer

It's effectively stopped me selling their shite on the Marketplace...I just don't bother now.

[jamus34]

I thought of using the authenticator thing, but having to use it every time I want to log into Steam is just silly.

Precisely why I won't use it.  I launch Steam several times a day; I'm not going to piss about with my phone every time.

I'm somewhat certain that I use it and I don't think I need to authenticate every time I load up. Not sure though.

[bob48]

I noticed this some weeks ago but didn't mention it for fear of being touted a naysayer

It's effectively stopped me selling their shite on the Marketplace...I just don't bother now.

Ditto. Its a pain in the bum and I don't use it. The point I made is that what if you don't have a mobile phone? It means you cannot sell trading cards.

[donkey_roxor]

I use the mobile authenticator and only have to authenticate when logging into Steam on a new device or if I haven't logged in from an old device for a while.

I thought of using the authenticator thing, but having to use it every time I want to log into Steam is just silly.

Precisely why I won't use it.  I launch Steam several times a day; I'm not going to piss about with my phone every time.

I'm somewhat certain that I use it and I don't think I need to authenticate every time I load up. Not sure though.