The Glade 4.0

There is currently an exploit in the WoW implementation of Real ID that exposes the Real Name on the account of the character your are currently logged into:
/run BNSendWhisper(BNGetInfo(),"Test")
If you run the above you will receive a whisper from yourself via the Battle.Net system and of course the system will show who you are whispering/receiving the whisper from. As a result your Real Name can be exposed by addons.

An AddOn could trivially do this and then hide the outgoing and incoming whispers from you with the chat system.

If this makes you uncomfortable there are two ways to protect yourself from this:

a) Disable the Real ID system entirely by turning on the Parental Controls feature. You will be removed from all Real ID friends lists and will have no Real ID friends if you do this. You can do this at:
http://battle.net/parents

Facism is not a school of thought, it is a racial slur.

After I disabled Real ID the command:

/run BNSendWhisper(BNGetInfo(),"Test")

failed to return any info.

Facism is not a school of thought, it is a racial slur.

Activision: Glad you could make it, Blizzard.

Blizzard: Watch your tone with me, Bob. You may be the boss, but I'm lining your pockets with money.

Activison: As if I could forget. Listen, Blizzard, there's something about the forums you should know. Oh no. It's too late. These people have all been trolled. They may look fine now, but it's a matter of time before they nerd rage.

Blizzard: What?

Activison: Your entire forums must be purged.

Blizzard: How can you even consider that? There's got to be some other way

Activison: Damn it, Blizzard. As your master, I order you to RealID these forums!

Blizzard: You are not my master, bob. Nor would I obey that command if you were!

Activison: Then I must consider forcing this.

Blizzard: Forcing it? Have you lost your mind, Activison?

Activison: Have I? Lord Blizzard, by my endless resources and sovereignty of my company, I hereby program your forums with RealID.

WoWplayers: Activison, you can't just...

Activison: It's done! Those of you who have the will to make more money, follow me! The rest of you... get out of my sight.

Blizzard: You've just crossed a terrible threshold, Activison.

Activison: Subscribers?

WoWplayers: I'm sorry, Activison. We can't watch you do this.

Got time for a test? If you'd like, create a character on Arathor and I'll log on as Taskiss

Facism is not a school of thought, it is a racial slur.

Facism is not a school of thought, it is a racial slur.

The following is an ACTUAL PARAPHRASE of the phone conversation when I called his work (names and addresses have of course been removed):

Coworker: Hello?
Me: Hello, could I please speak with So-And-So?
CW: Um, sure, hold on.
Me: Thank you.
::hold music::
(a new person, female, answers)
Manager: Hello, this is Kimberly SomeLastName, can I help you?
Me: Yes, I was wondering if I could please speak with So-And-So?
Manager: ::pause:: Sure. Please hold.
Me: Thank you.
::hold music, five minute wait::
::(Male Voice)::
MV: Hello?
Me: Hello, is this So-And-So?
MV: Yes.
Me: First and foremost, I want to apologize for calling you at work, and I also apologize if this doesn’t make sense, but are you Sikketh, from Thunderlord?
MV: ::pause:: Yes.
Me: So yeah, that took me about 20 minutes and it was pretty easy.
MV: Wow. Ok.
Me: Also, just for shits and giggles, is your address ?
MV: yep.
Me: Phone number 555-555-5555?
MV: yep.
Me: I know your parents’ names are Name1 and Name2, I know your room is painted blue and I know you have a cute dog. I know where you were on the 4th of July and I know when you got back. Don’t worry, I’m not a crazy, I’m not going to do anything with it, and I’m not going to post your address or anything anywhere. I just wanted you to know that what I did was very easy and very free, from just your name and toon’s name. You have a good day, and thanks for being a good sport about it.
MV: Hey, I did basically ask for it – thank you. I was wrong about RealID.

Q u o t e:
So what part does Facebook officially play, then?
The feature we are shipping with is this 'Add A Friend' feature. I can log into Battle.net and instead of knowing your email address or deduce who you are by Real ID, I can simply log into Facebook within a special interface we have created in Battle.net and import, if you will, all my friends who are on Facebook and are also on Battle.net into my social network here on Battle.net. Essentially, with one click I'm populating my social network in Battle.net on Facebook.

What is Real ID?
Real ID is an optional social-networking feature of our Battle.net online gaming service that allows players to communicate, add each other as friends, and play using their real names and identities. **In order for a player's real name to be displayed to another player in-game, both players must first mutually agree to become Real ID friends. If Real ID is disabled via Parental Controls, your child will not be able use Real ID functions, and only their in-game character name will be displayed when communicating with anyone.

Please note that the real name that is displayed will be the name associated with the account -- meaning it could be a parent's name or a child's name, depending on who set up the account. For more information on Real ID, visit our Real ID page.

REAL ID
A New Way to Connect With Your Friends on Battle.net

One of our goals for the new Battle.net is to create the framework for an online gaming experience that is even more accessible, more engaging, and more entertaining than the previous Battle.net. Our new Real ID feature is an integral part of this effort, providing you with advanced ways for forming and maintaining meaningful relationships with your friends on the service.

**Real ID is a completely voluntary and optional level of identity that keeps players connected across all of Battle.net. When you and a friend mutually agree to become Real ID friends, you'll have access to a number of additional features that will enrich your social gaming experience in new and exciting ways.

Read the Real ID FAQ for additional details.

Real Names for Friends:
Your Real ID friends will appear under their real-life names on your friends list, alongside whatever characters they're playing. Gone are the days of having to remember which of your friends is which. You'll also see your friends' real names when chatting, communicating in-game, or viewing their character's profile.

Cross-Game Chat:
With Real ID, friends can now chat cross-game, cross-realm, and cross-faction across all supported Blizzard games. In World of Warcraft and need more players for your Icecrown Citadel raid? You check your Real ID friends list to see if anyone's available, and sure enough, a couple of guildmates are playing a 2v2 ranked match in StarCraft II. Real ID makes it easy to ask them to come along.

Rich Presence:
See additional information on your friends list about what your Real ID friends are up to. Find out what your friends are doing and which games and modes they're playing in real time. Invite that buddy just sitting around in Dalaran to play some StarCraft II with you without fear of interrupting a raid or a heated Wintergrasp match.

Broadcasts:
Broadcast a short status message for all of your Real ID friends to see, whether you want to issue a call-to-arms or let your friends know about an important change of plans. You can also read your friends' broadcast messages on the "Recent Broadcasts" feed on the Battle.net welcome page -- kind of a "corkboard" to leave messages to your friends when offline or busy.

Friend Once, See All Characters:
When you agree to become Real ID friends with another player, both of you will automatically see all the other's characters on your friends list. You'll even see any characters your friend creates in future Blizzard games, carrying your social network forward and helping you stay connected with the people you enjoy playing with most.

Rested state, hearthstones, auction houses, leper gnomes
Uldaman, Gnomeregan, dishonorable kills

Zeppelins/boats, hunter class, level 60 xp cap
Swivel cam, deeprun tram, swirly ball, tradeskills

Winter Veil, Maraudon, fishing in Stranglethorn
Eye of Shadow, Launcher App, Arathi Basin

Shadowflame, Zul'Gurub, global chat, L2P n00b
Dungeon timers, world dragons, Kazzak kited to Stormwind

We didn't start the crying
The QQ hasn't ceased
Since warcraft's been released
We didn't start the crying
You say it breaks the game
But play it just the same

Naxxaramus, shard bags, weather effects, server lag
Class talent revamps, Love is in the air

Shamans overpowered, linked auction houses
Tier 0.5, AQ hive, main tank is a bear

Arena teams, voice chat, rogues stabbing in the back
Plagueland towers, camped for hours, Silithyst is sand

Quel'Thalas, Azuremyst, Tseric logs out really pissed
Brewfest, Hallow's End, through the portal to Outland

We didn't start the crying
The QQ hasn't ceased
Since warcraft's been released
We didn't start the crying
You say it breaks the game
But play it just the same

Trade your epic gear for greens, blood elves dominate the scene
Karazhan, Zul'Aman, warriors rage

Warlock nerfs, server locusts, Coilfang, set focus
Arcane shot, druid HoTs, kite Tin Man cross the stage

Healing/Spell, Halaa, retcons, Akama
MP5, Maghar alive, max debuff stack

Welfare gear, arena's quear, Metzen the Reindeer
AV NPC's axed, TK merely a setback

We didn't start the crying
The QQ hasn't ceased
Since warcraft's been released
We didn't start the crying
You say it breaks the game
But play it just the same

Gemcuitting, Inscription, engineering's just for fun
Heroic dungeons, badge gear, you are not prepared

Dalaran and back again, no class trainers in Northrend
Tier looks dreary, Martin Fury, nobles deck to darkmoon faire

Gear score, get on vent, grind rep with argent tournament
Midair combat, Patchwerk in three minutes flat

South Park, Ulduar, Garrosh and the Chin
Might as well pack it in, all your gear's replaced in Cat again

We didn't start the crying
The QQ hasn't ceased
Since warcraft's been released
We didn't start the crying
You say it breaks the game
But you still log on, and on, and on, and on...