That sounds awful... Do they give any reasons for not using an authentication program?

Considering that I feel like strangling a Microsoft employee every time that I'm forced to go through their authentication, I'd say that SMS is definitely the way to go. Though I haven't updated security settings since the last time that I was forced to...

Microsoft is the worst, and a big reason I don't have an XB1.

Considering that I feel like strangling a Microsoft employee every time that I'm forced to go through their authentication

Really? Dunno if I'm just too used to it since Amazon, Google AND Discord also use it, but I'm not bothered at all by it. Except when trying to use the 360 Smartglass app on my phone. That thing can die in a fire.

That sounds awful... Do they give any reasons for not using an authentication program?

Considering that I feel like strangling a Microsoft employee every time that I'm forced to go through their authentication, I'd say that SMS is definitely the way to go. Though I haven't updated security settings since the last time that I was forced to...

Here's my support forum post about it;

https://forums.xbox.com/en-US/thread/B1CAE0A9-D0DE-4C6E-BC01-E6A58F170751

When was the last time Xbox got hacked?

;-)

I've heard literally dozens of stories like Cruel's from owners of either console (among almost every other service in existence). If somebody figures out your password, and you don't have 2FA enabled, there's nothing to prevent them from having free reign of your account and any funds attached to it.

Source: I worked on the FIFA team at EA. at least 75% of all "user account/funds compromised" support tickets were from people playing on Xbox (although, I don't know how that percentage matches up against platform sales)

But then you have to give your number to sony, and companies don't give two shits about your data privacy.

Fake email address, fake address, and prepaid mastercards for me. Only the companies I get utilities from know my real residence and phone number. Even my car payments go to a PO box.

I used to get no junk mail at all, until I registered to vote. Now I get shit all the time. That's it, I'm moving.

When was the last time Xbox got hacked?

;-)

I've heard literally dozens of stories like Cruel's from owners of either console (among almost every other service in existence). If somebody figures out your password, and you don't have 2FA enabled, there's nothing to prevent them from having free reign of your account and any funds attached to it.

Source: I worked on the FIFA team at EA. at least 75% of all "user account/funds compromised" support tickets were from people playing on Xbox (although, I don't know how that percentage matches up against platform sales)

;-)