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It's an indicator that the company favors profits over security.

• tptacek 5y ago
  Literally every commercial entity, including the ones with the actual best security teams on the planet, favors profits over security in multiple ways.
  • gkop 5y ago
    Yes! Their behavior in public is one of the few signals we have to assess the degree to which they take security seriously behind the scenes. Hence, the SSO tax is an issue to us, we do evaluate companies by their behavior in this regard.
    • tptacek 5y ago
      That's silly, since there are powerful business reasons for companies to charge for SSO integration (see above), and companies routinely make far more important compromises in favor of profits without comparable justification. But you do you.
  • numbsafari 5y ago
    And this is why it is a societal issue. Individuals and companies will do what makes sense for their bottom line in the short-term, even if it is lazy or even self-defeating in the long-term. But if it is bad for society, then it's a societal issue and requires society to intervene.
    • tptacek 5y ago
      Just pay for the service or don't use it. Society will be fine.