4 ms·
Are people really that scared shitless about their email address that they don't even want a site to have the option of signup/login?
by brandonarnold 5y ago
Are people really that scared shitless about their email address that they don't even want a site to have the option of signup/login?
- pickledish 5y agoAt least IMO, the neat thing about these isn't a privacy thing, it's that when you don't have an identity associated with the usage of your service, you have to answer some interesting questions (data persistence? Rate limiting? Cost, or is it low enough that it can just be free for everyone anonymously? Etc) which make the solutions fun to check out
- d1lanka 5y ago> Are people really that scared shitless about their email address that they don't even want a site to have the option of signup/login? When data theft / leaks are an inevitably, yes. T-mobile alone has gotten their customer data hacked 5 or 6 times.
- burnafter182 5y agoI don't think it's a question of fears as much as it is the pain in the ass. I can't tell you how many times I've registered to a website to use it just once for one single feature, but I assure you it's many. But yeah, I also don't want associated with them, I don't want accounts, and I don't want to put a superfluity of my information in someone else's hands. So these sorts of sites are quite nice.
- loxias 5y agoI envy how little spam you must receive!
- sumtechguy 5y agoMy low amount of spam is specifically because I make sure I do not give that email to just any random website. That includes this one. Some people I know get 2k per week in junk email. The ones I do get I know exactly who sold my email to someone else.