(This is a copy of the thread https://mafiareturns.com/comm/thread/1262838)

We are appending a few rules to our previous policy, this applies to all users, upper structure all the way down to the lowliest of civs.

We will not tolerate, under punishment of death and/or banning of the offending member and/or upper structure any of the following:

Demands to provide any in real life private information for identity verification purposes is off limits. (Name, email, phone number, facebook and so on).

Demands to provide 3rd party messenger names, other website logins, or alternative online nicks, handles or identities for verification.

Demands of any member to use any 3rd party website, tool or app for any purpose.

Using any technique, tool or service to provide geolocation, fingerprinting, or any identifiers for verification.

Violation of the above policy will result in termination of the offending member, and/or upper structure of the family depending on the position of the offender.

Our old policy: To stop a very worrying trend, we are creating a new policy to stop the demands on users to provide personal private details in order to play the game.

Demands to provide any private information for identity verification purposes is off limits.

Demands to provide screenshots or copy/pastes of any information that is not publicly viewable.

Demands to provide 3rd party messenger names for verification (aim/icq/msn and so on)

Demands to provide IRC verification of IRC connection info (hostmask/ip/gecos/ident and so on.)

Violation of the above policy will result in termination of the offending member, and/or upper structure of the family depending on the position of the offender.

There is a lot of grey area here, I know this... so I hope that cooler heads prevail and this policy never has to be enforced. It is not to be used as a weapon against crew leaders, it is simply a way to retain your personal privacy without intimidation or extreme consequences by saying no.

From: https://mafiareturns.com/comm/thread/287721

I urge you all to please actually read this, this is important, it is important for the longevity of your crew, your hands, your sponsors, your members, and the game itself.