Gamers say their real names were revealed on Xbox One
Gamers are complaining their real names are being exposed on Xbox One, and Microsoft is on the case.
According to a Reddit thread on Thursday, many players were finding their gamertags subbed out for their real names.
"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."
"We all go by nicknames and having your last name show is a HUGE BREACH in security. Why is this happening?"
Needless to say, some folks are pretty pissed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
These players, like many others in the Reddit thread, found their account settings had been automatically changed, particularly the section for real name sharing — it had been changed from "block" to "everyone." Sure enough, my account settings were changed too, and looked like this:
Xbox Program Manager Brad Rossetti confirmed to the thread that Microsoft was looking into the bug's cause. No update has been reported at this stage.
Whether or not this relates to the fact that Xbox Live is currently down remains to be seen.
UPDATE: Mar. 2, 2018, 5:09 p.m. AEDT
The issue has been fully resolved now.
"We’ve addressed the issue some users may have experienced with their profile,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Mashable.
Breathe out.
Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.
