WOW: Using the Mobile Authenticator on Kindle Fire

Apparently Battle.net's mobile authenticator can be downloaded to the Kindle File.  The trick is that it is available via Google's Play site, not via Amazon's app store.  I have no idea if this works or not.
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/3595675350?page=3

Here's another convoluted method which only works if you have an Android phone to download to.
http://www.tested.com/news/feature/3179-how-to-sideload-android-apps-on-the-amazon-kindle-fire-in-3-steps/

The easiest method is to use Getjar.com to put apps on your Kindle Fire but Battle.net mobile authenticator doesn't seem to be one of them.
http://www.businessinsider.com/android-kindle-fire-apps-2011-11?op=1

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Rift Mobile Authenticator without a Smart Phone?

Supposedly the BlueStacks emulator allows one to run the Rift Android mobile authenticator on a PC. The first URL has a link to the download, and the second (dated last January 2012) talks about BlueStacks.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1151408-Rift-Mobile-App-without-android-apple-smartphone

http://samsunggalaxyandroid.net/2012/01/bluestacks-app-player-out-of-alpha-beta-bound-soon/

Apparently BlueStacks is still in beta.
http://androidcommunity.com/bluestacks-app-player-for-windows-enters-beta-20120327/

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Rift: Mobile Authenticator for iPhones Available UPDATED

Looks like the mobile authenticator is now available for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches.  Here is what you do after you download the free app from iTunes.
https://www.riftgame.com/en/products/authenticator.php

 Please note that the random number generated by the iPhone or iPod Touch (or Android phone) changes rapidly.  You only have a short amount of time to type in the letters/numbers before it changes to something else, which can be rough on folks with physical impairments.

UPDATE:  Here's a detailed essay on protecting yourself as a gamer from hackers.
http://www.riftsocial.com/prevent-hacking

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Rift: Mobile Authenticator Released for Droid Phones

Rift has just announced a mobile authenticator has been released for those with Android phones.  An iPhone authenticator is in the works.
http://rift.zam.com/story.html?story=25808

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Save Mobile Authenticator Before Upgrading iPhone

With a new iPhone version available, WOW players who use the mobile authenticator are reminded to keep their authenticator serial number before they upgrade or patch their current iPhone.
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/22/reminder-save-your-mobile-authenticator-serial-number-before-yo/

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Another Hole in Blizzard Security? UPDATED

This tale exposes yet another hole in the Blizzard security system:  the fact that your private information is on file even after you delete your characters and stop paying to play.  The idea to change your personal information to fake stuff if you stop playing seems a good one to me.
http://www.brigwyn.com/2010/04/14/i-drink-your-milkshake-i-drink-it-all-up-a-tale-of-blizzards-information-in-security/

"Ultimately, keeping an account secure is the responsibility of the user and not that of Blizzard." If you don't have an authenticator, go get one right now!  Here's the link to the Blizzard store (US),

http://us.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100000822

and to the Blizzard store (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America), plus 

http://us.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100000823

a link to the download for a mobile authenticator on your smart phone.

https://us.battle.net/account/support/mobile-auth-download.xml

UPDATE:  Eddie's discovered how to ask Blizzard to wipe your personal information from their files when you leave the game permanently.  Short version:  "You can request your personal private information to be deleted by sending an email toprivacy@blizzard.com or sending a letter to Blizzard Entertainment Privacy Policy, Attention: Privacy Policy Administrator, at 16215 Alton Pkwy. Irvine CA 92618-3616."  The long version is below:
http://www.brigwyn.com/2010/04/15/an-update-on-your-privacy-and-blizzard/

Thanks for following up on this important issue, EC.

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