I’ve gotten an influx of messages over the past couple of months from people asking to close their account. Much more than normal. I’ve been too busy with working on other MGC projects that I haven’t really followed up on these messages other than to honor their request. However, one nice user brought it to my attention that he wanted to close his account because he heard a rumor that Xbox Live accounts could be stolen by others simply by having an account at MyGamerCard.
Let me assure you that this is patently false
First, the logic part: MGC has no physical access to your actual Xbox Live account.
The only information that we even see are GamerCard information that’s also reflected on Xbox.com. We don’t know any personal information about you beyond what you tell us in your registration. All of your billing information and other private information is never provided to MGC.
Second, a word of general caution: The ONLY way someone can access your account is A) You give your Xbox Live ID and password to someone for the purposes of getting achievements for you or you trusting a site that promises ‘fr33 m$ pointz’ - or B) Someone knows your email and guesses your password. If you do mirror your Live ID email address and password, MGC uses very secure systems to protect that information, including the practice of storing an encrypted password rather than your actual one.
Thirdly, a disclaimer: You do not have to provide your Windows Live ID and/or associated password to MGC! You are required to give an email address that we can contact you, and we understand that you may only use one email address for everything. But you can always use a different password than those you set on other sites. That’s why we have to verify your GamerTag via Xbox.com - if we needed your actual Live ID information, we would have a Live ID login button that you might see on game developer sites (Rockstar, etc) where they can instantly link your GamerTag with their information. While MGC is a trusted partner with the Xbox Community Developer Program, we do not yet have that capability.
If you ever have any questions as to how your information on MGC is secured, or if you receive any correspondence claiming to be from MGC that you’re unsure of, ALWAYS let us know immediately - we’ll be glad to help!
actually ms i thought joined openid so now live id can be used anywhere openid exists
These are rumors spread by Cerealkiller5 and his friends who got reset.
That is great information to know, thanks.
Are there specific websites and/or forum posts that you can point to that these rumors are being spread?
If you can email those to me (morgon [a] mygamercard [d] net), I would be most grateful.
I'm not worried about that, but lately gamercards off this site haven't been working properly, saying there's an xbox.com issue or saying I have privacy settings installed when i dont
sadly some people are "viral" and if they wish to spred something untrue it does spread wildly. these people shold be polititions lol in fact i need to get some messages spread anone know who stared these rumours? i have a serious job or u