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I assumed HN would guess this, whereas Twitter wouldn't: Wasn't this most likely a simple technical implementation shortcut/limitation? (Which they're now havi
by farnsworthy 9y ago
I assumed HN would guess this, whereas Twitter wouldn't:
Wasn't this most likely a simple technical implementation shortcut/limitation? (Which they're now having to defend as a "policy" decision against the tweetrage?)
In other words, I assume it's an organization with a limited technical staff and budget who just followed a means--social login--to an end (since everybody has one of those, right?).
- echlebek 9y agoProbably. Getting oauth2 to work with Facebook and Twitter is dead easy, and far more secure than rolling your own email auth.
- hungerstrike 9y agoEasier and more secure are debatable IMO. You don't have to roll your own in order to signup users with email. There are plenty of libraries out there to do it just as securely as Twitter and FB.