Microsoft had pushed for non-Microsoft entities to create an Internet-wide unified-login system. In July and August 2001, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and a coalition of fourteen leading consumer groups filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that the Microsoft Passport system violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA), which prohibits unfair or deceptive practices in trade. The privacy terms were quickly updated by Microsoft to allay customers' fears.
In 2001, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's staff attorney Deborah Pierce criticized Microsoft Passport as a potential threat to privacy after it was revealed that Microsoft would have full access to and usage of customer information. In Autumn 2003, a similar good Samaritan helped Microsoft when they missed payment on the ".uk" address, although no downtime resulted. The payment resulted in the site being available the next morning. A Linux consultant, Michael Chaney, paid it the next day ( Christmas), hoping it would solve this issue with the downed site. The oversight made Hotmail, which used the site for authentication, unavailable on December 24.
In December 1999, Microsoft neglected to pay their annual $35 "" domain registration fee to Network Solutions.
As a consequence, Windows Live ID is not positioned as the single sign-on service for all web commerce, but as one choice of many among identity systems. He then joined Microsoft in 1999 after his company was acquired and was its Chief Architect of Access and Identity until his 2019 retirement, helping to address those violations in the design of the Windows Live ID identity meta-system. A prominent critic was Kim Cameron, the author of The Laws of Identity, who questioned Microsoft Passport in its violations of those laws. Microsoft Passport received much criticism.
Once signed out you will return to the 'Start Game' screen where you can proceed through this process again. If the wrong accounts are being linked, click Shift+Tab to close the Steam Overlay then from the Main Menu either click 'Sign Out' from the bottom of the screen or press the X key.
After entering your sign-in details and password you will be shown the following screen. Once you click 'Sign in', you will then be prompted to then enter your Xbox Live account details.
When you boot Forza for the first time and progress to the 'Start Game' screen, when you attempt to progress past the screen a 'Sign in to Xbox Live' dialog box will be shown.Linking an Xbox Live account to Steam from within the game You can check that it is and also create an Xbox Live account if required by clicking here. Though you may have a Microsoft account already, your Microsoft account must also be signed up to Xbox Live. Below are the steps which are required to link as well as unlink your Xbox Live account when required. When you boot Forza through Steam, you will need to link an Xbox Live account to your Steam profile before you can enter gameplay.