ashecitism
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update:
This will go live on Dec 9
http://store.steampowered.com/mobile
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8078-TPHC-6195
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And Steam Guard phone authentication will be needed for instant trades.
This has been making waves the last days with the trading and betting communities panicking and organizing a petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/steam-escrow-petition. Over 10k people singed it.
People found this in the javascript
http://steamcommunity-a.akamaihd.net/public/javascript/economy.js?v=YixMKYnktrpd&l=english
This will go live on Dec 9
http://store.steampowered.com/mobile
Starting Dec 9, anyone losing items in a trade will need to have a Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator enabled on their account for at least 7 days. Otherwise, to protect against unauthorized trades, items will be held by Steam for up to 3 days before delivery.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8078-TPHC-6195
What is a trade hold?
A trade hold is a period of time where the items traded are held by Steam before they are delivered.
Why are trade holds necessary?
Trade holds protect your items. Because Steam account are valuable, especially if they have items worth stealing. If you haven't protected your account with a physical device (using the Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator), a trade hold will give you time to discover your account has been compromised and to prevent items from leaving your account.
How does it work?
If a user trading away items hasn't had their account protected by a Mobile Authenticator for the past 7 days, items delivery will be delayed by Steam for up to 3 days. This provides the user time to cancel the trade and any other that are pending.
Cancelling trades that are pending or in a trade hold will begin a trading cooldown on your account to prevent any further unauthorized attempts to trade away items.
How can I remove the need for a trade hold?
Using a Mobile Authenticator ensures that you and only you can trade away your items quickly and securely, so trade holds are no longer necessary. Increase your account security by getting the Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator for iOS and Android devices.
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And Steam Guard phone authentication will be needed for instant trades.
This has been making waves the last days with the trading and betting communities panicking and organizing a petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/steam-escrow-petition. Over 10k people singed it.
People found this in the javascript
http://steamcommunity-a.akamaihd.net/public/javascript/economy.js?v=YixMKYnktrpd&l=english
'What is Escrow?', After a trade has been accepted by both parties, if either party's account has not been secured by the Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator, then to protect against unauthorized trades, the traded items will be placed in escrow. During the escrow period, the items will not be available to either user. This allows users who have not secured their accounts to cancel any unauthorized trades and recover their items. Canceling all pending and in-escrow trades will place a trading hold on your account for a few days to prevent any further unauthorized attempts to trade away items.