Blizzard Battle.Net/YMMV

• Sinister Surveillance: Some Blizzard fans see them as this, since they dislike the idea of supplying them important information, just for simple things, like changing the parental controls.
  • Other fans trusts Blizzard with their sensitive information, since it's mostly used to make sure the account belongs to the correct owner(s) and not some hacker prying for information.

    "Blizzard has been doing this for years. You're over reacting."

  • During July 6, 2010, when Blizzard Entertainment stated that the new and improved forums are gonna require gamers to use their real names, phone number, picture, home address, and other personal information. Gamers were less than thrilled.
    • One of the employees had to do a demo to show that "It wasn't a big deal."
    • Some outlets and other gamers stated that this was a good idea to prevent things, like trolling and other serious disadvantages that comes with being anonymous.
    • This forced Blizzard to rescind the plan of using real names in the forums for the time being.
  • Due to the October 2019 Hearthstone Hong Kong incident, disillusion fans are now suspicious and paranoid that since Blizzard wants their private information (i.e. Government ID, a child's birth certificate, and etc.), it's not just for tech support help to get rid of one's account(s) now but that the data will also be sent to China.