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What can't they provide their own login instead of using Facebook Google GitHub?
by jokoon 3y ago
What can't they provide their own login instead of using Facebook Google GitHub?
- quickthrower2 3y agoI guess those services already treat identity seriously, making a trade off where you swap some end user privacy for a free as in beer system that on the whole tries to prevent sock puppet accounts.
- dathinab 3y agoThey need login to effectively ban people. Using email login doesn't archive that (and is more work). Using providers like Facebook, Google, GitHub is good enough, through e.g. in case of GitHub definitely not perfect. But good enough is good enough. I just which there would be more anonymity protecting *independent* auth providers you could widely use (which still could allow you to properly ban someone).
- justsomehnguy 3y agoA lot of work and regulation