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General
Mojang announced on October 21 2020 that Minecraft will be moving from Mojang accounts to Microsoft accounts. Migration started June 2021 with the deadline being December 18th 2024. After this deadline Mojang gave a 90 day extension to give you a new copy of the while losing your original account. After the 90 day period Mojang ignore migration complaints and would be forced to buy a new copy of the game.
Relevant Changes to the Game
07.12.2022 - Version 1.19.3: (First seen in Snapshot 21w38a (23.09.2022):
With this Update Mojang/Microsoft introduced non-optional data-collection.
Data is collected every time a user joins or leaves a single- or multi-player game.
This can not be disabled, only switched between required data or all data being send.
The "required" data contains:
| Data-Point |
|---|
| user_id |
| client_id |
| game_version |
| minecraft_session_id |
| operating_system |
| platform |
| client_modded |
| event_timestamp_utc |
| opt_in |
| world_session_id |
| server_modded |
| server_type |
and if leaving a game
| Data-Point |
|---|
| seconds_since_load |
| ticks_since_load |
This is in direct contradiction to the language used in the account migration announcement:
"Don't worry – everything about your game and how you play will remain the same, including your in-game username, progress, creations and skins. The only change is how you'll log in. Plus, we'll give you a special cape just for migrating!"
References
Involuntary Account-Migration: https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/19633473939981-I-Missed-My-Chance-to-Migrate-What-Happens-to-My-Account https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/last-call-voluntarily-migrate-java-accounts
Announcement on the Minecraft Youtube-Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9cqIwrgz7w
Release Notes "Minecraft Java Edition 1.19.3": https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-java-edition-1-19-3