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    Get Your Social out of My Log In

    Posted On 21 March 2011

    I’m really, really starting to hate seeing this when I download a new application:

    My objections:

    • What if I stop using the service I choose to log in to your application?
    • You are totally going to spam my friends and followers on the service I choose—likely without asking me.
    • I use different strong passwords for as many applications as is feasible to limit the surface area of any personal security compromise. You’re not letting me control my own security.

    What I think when I see this:

    • You were too lazy to write your own login and authentication system.

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    Categories: Uncategorized
    Tagged: design, Facebook, Foursquare, log in, Off-Topic, social networking, Twitter, uncool, UX
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