Streamers That Leaked Personal Info Live On Stream

Streaming is a lucrative — if risky — method of content creation. On one hand, it removes all the nitty gritty of editing since it is essentially a live broadcast of a game session. On the other hand, it opens up streamers to the dark truth of the internet: Your mistakes are on display for everyone to see, and they’ve been laminated. If you say something on stream people find offensives, you can’t edit that out. And, if you accidentally leak personal information, you could potentially destroy someone’s else’s livelihood, or maybe your own.

Most streamers keep such information a closely-guarded secret. On the rare occasions streamers do leak personal information, they might get lucky and only receive simple phone calls from fans who want to wish them luck. But the odds are more than good that disgruntled audience members will use that info for nefarious purposes. That’s why most streamers are very careful with their sensitive data. The internet can be an unforgiving wasteland, and as you’ll soon discover, there are plenty of trolls lurking about.

Here are a few examples of streamers who’ve accidentally shared things they shouldn’t have online.

Pokimane’s info was leaked twice

Imane Anys, better known as Pokimane, makes a lot of bank streaming. She might live the life we all dream by playing video games (specifically Fortnite and League of Legends) for a job, but like everyone else, her life can turn upside down when her personal info is leaked. Take for example, that one time her credit card information was stolen.

Most of us have been there. You’re out on the town, minding your own business when your credit card is denied. Then, when you get home, you discover someone tried to use your card to purchase 50 pounds of Cheez Whiz. Something like that happened to Pokimane when her credit card was accidentally caught on stream by fellow creator Fedmyster, who was wearing a chest camera. Pokimane recovered from this disastrous event quickly thanks to fast-acting card customer service. However, this wasn’t her only brush with personal info leaks.

Imagine, if you will, playing Call of Duty: Warzone for the first time and celebrating the momentous occasion with a livestream. Before you start, however, you grab a bottle of water — a hydrated streamer is an alert streamer, after all. But when you come back, you realize the stream was displaying your personal email for the past minute for everyone to see. Pokimane lived through this exact scenario, and while not as dangerous as accidentally sharing credit card information, it is embarrassing nonetheless.