@0x00string they're trying, in the UK I can no longer use "social media" parts of xbox live without verifying my ID. As I have no friends that really doesn't bother me. But I do wonder how long until they do something I do care about. I can apparently play mature content fine, it's only the online aspects, for now.
What's crazy is the MS account is a US one, paid for by a US CC and yet because the xbox is sitting in the UK they apply the stupid rules.