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I know I'm the exception but as a privacy oriented user I hate this. There are services that try to track me across the net when I'm logged in so I never log in

I know I'm the exception but as a privacy oriented user I hate this. There are services that try to track me across the net when I'm logged in so I never log into them except in a private window. This works great when my browser has the name/password saved because I go to the site and its one click to login. It sucks though when it's email login. I now have to click "login", wait 10 second to 3 minutes for the email to arrive. Copy the link from the email to the private window. It basically means I avoid using that site most of the time. (Medium)

NoodleIncident 6y ago
Would something like Firefox's containers(?) help you for these sites? There's a way to leave a single tab signed in without having it leak the fact that you're logged in to your other browser tabs, rather than logging in each time you use the site in a new private session. It's even possible to log in to the same site on multiple accounts with this feature.
movedx 6y ago
You're not my target audience and you have an esoteric approach to privacy.
- codemac 6y ago
  Most of my friends/family who use work laptops/computer do the same thing - they log in via a private browser so they don't get work credentials mixed with personal credentials. I think firefox containers are a great way to handle this, and a lot of folks don't know how to use chrome or other browsers with multiple identities. Maybe look past that this user is doing it for privacy.
  - movedx 6y ago
    I believe the inconveniences are worth it when your users aren't power users or even that proficient with a computer; and your users select passwords like "snoopy55" or "ilovejesus". If the aim of the game is to produce a non-critical system that's accessed rarely, and your users need protecting against themselves, then this "magic token" approach works fine. I can't please everyone, and those who I can't please I'm happy to lose as (paying) users/customers.
    - avh02 6y ago
      Those people are also far more likely to have their email breached, along with the logins you provided on a silver platter. Also they can't log in to your site when the third party email provider goes down. I understand why you prefer this approach for your site, but can not recommend having such strong third party dependencies. Also, personally, not a fan of losing access because e.g: Google disabled my account. I avoid google and fb login like the plague. (I am slowly looking to migrate off/away)
- Doctor_Fegg 6y ago
  Using private browsing to minimise tracking is absolutely not esoteric.
colesantiago 6y ago
> There are services that try to track me across the net when I'm logged in so I never log into them except in a private window. I'm sure you can have a browser extension to block cookies and other tracking information on these sites. I use Brave with maximum security and privacy settings with a VPN in addition to using Tor and haven't had any issues.

NoodleIncident 6y ago

Would something like Firefox's containers(?) help you for these sites? There's a way to leave a single tab signed in without having it leak the fact that you're logged in to your other browser tabs, rather than logging in each time you use the site in a new private session. It's even possible to log in to the same site on multiple accounts with this feature.

movedx 6y ago

You're not my target audience and you have an esoteric approach to privacy.

codemac 6y ago
Most of my friends/family who use work laptops/computer do the same thing - they log in via a private browser so they don't get work credentials mixed with personal credentials. I think firefox containers are a great way to handle this, and a lot of folks don't know how to use chrome or other browsers with multiple identities. Maybe look past that this user is doing it for privacy.
- movedx 6y ago
  I believe the inconveniences are worth it when your users aren't power users or even that proficient with a computer; and your users select passwords like "snoopy55" or "ilovejesus". If the aim of the game is to produce a non-critical system that's accessed rarely, and your users need protecting against themselves, then this "magic token" approach works fine. I can't please everyone, and those who I can't please I'm happy to lose as (paying) users/customers.
  - avh02 6y ago
    Those people are also far more likely to have their email breached, along with the logins you provided on a silver platter. Also they can't log in to your site when the third party email provider goes down. I understand why you prefer this approach for your site, but can not recommend having such strong third party dependencies. Also, personally, not a fan of losing access because e.g: Google disabled my account. I avoid google and fb login like the plague. (I am slowly looking to migrate off/away)
Doctor_Fegg 6y ago
Using private browsing to minimise tracking is absolutely not esoteric.

colesantiago 6y ago

> There are services that try to track me across the net when I'm logged in so I never log into them except in a private window. I'm sure you can have a browser extension to block cookies and other tracking information on these sites. I use Brave with maximum security and privacy settings with a VPN in addition to using Tor and haven't had any issues.