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The update near the bottom around problems with other sites that the author used Facebook sign-in for, is why I almost always avoid those SSO style logins. SSO
by raesene9 4y ago
The update near the bottom around problems with other sites that the author used Facebook sign-in for, is why I almost always avoid those SSO style logins.
SSO is handy for security until your SSO provider breaks or (as in this case) bans you. Given that most consumers have very limited recourse to fix issues with their account, I'd say that for most consumers they're possibly more of a risk than a benefit.
- coffeeling 4y agoDefinitely agree with this and avoid SSO like the plague.
- reaperducer 4y agoSSO is handy for security until your SSO provider breaks or (as in this case) bans you. Imagine if one day Mr. Musk decided to kick everyone off of Twitter who didn't align with his politics or philosophy. Think of the millions of accounts that people suddenly got locked out of because they used "Sign in with Twitter." These situations used to be so theoretical that they were dismissed as hyperbole. But it's a lot less outlandish a thought these days.
- hoseja 4y agoSuddenly banning people you disagree with from the private company you own is the greatest egomaniacal sin.
- _fat_santa 4y agoMy rule for using SSO is that it's ok for apps and accounts you don't really care about but not ok for anything you rely on. Like for example I have a weather.com account through Apple Private Relay. If apple were to ban me and I lost access to my weather.com account, I wouldn't loose any sleep.