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Email links are a great password system on a "mobile first web". Not so much when you are using a desktop..

• spuz 6y ago
  Why not for desktops? It should work in the same way.
• reaperducer 6y ago
  Email links are a great password system on a "mobile first web". Not so much if you are using a desktop.. How so? I only have one service that I use which employs magic links, and I use it on a desktop with no problems. I'm starting an internal project for my company which will utilize magic links. About 50% of the users are expected to be on desktop, and 50% on iPads, so I'd like to know what the problem is for desktop users before I go too far.
  • galfarragem 6y ago
    While on a mobile I have a gmail app (always logged in), on the desktop (browser) I don't store cookies so I'm rarely logged in. Typing a password with 2-step verification to follow a magic link is not optimal.
    • reaperducer 6y ago
      I think you're being downvoted because you deliberately choose to introduce a layer of complexity into your life, then complain when something is complex.
      • sontek 6y ago
        A layer of privacy shouldn't be downvoted or considered complexity. If someone chooses to not be tracked that is not something to look down on. If you care about privacy, you'll pick flows that all your users to maintain their privacy.
        • reaperducer 6y ago
          If you care about privacy, you'll pick flows that all your users to maintain their privacy. As stated, my project is an internal company project and will be entirely on company-owned hardware, so I don't care about my user's privacy in this case.