More than that, the wording on their signup page suggests that this is only in effect during the beta. It seems a reasonable way to keep people from spamming ac

More than that, the wording on their signup page suggests that this is only in effect during the beta. It seems a reasonable way to keep people from spamming accounts, particularly given the association with 4chan. During the beta period we are using Facebook Connect to validate users and handle invitations. Canvas will not display your photo or information anywhere on the site and we will only store your email address.