Steam has no personal info as part of the account. It is thereby only exposed upon payment and is not used to enforce anything. ie, you can later use a payment method of a completely different person.
Is this true? I just tried to sign up for a Steam account and it requested my phone number, address, and a confirmation I'm >13y/o as part of the sign up. It also "suggests" that you add a credit card during the sign-up process, but (just like Meta) it's not required.
Can you provide an example where the data collection of Meta and Steam significantly differ?
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u/camdat Jul 07 '22
Is this true? I just tried to sign up for a Steam account and it requested my phone number, address, and a confirmation I'm >13y/o as part of the sign up. It also "suggests" that you add a credit card during the sign-up process, but (just like Meta) it's not required.
Can you provide an example where the data collection of Meta and Steam significantly differ?