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As a side note, why is it that I have to sign in to Google in order to be able to see this? Is registration /really/ necessary for Google Groups?
by calpaterson 14y ago
As a side note, why is it that I have to sign in to Google in order to be able to see this? Is registration /really/ necessary for Google Groups?
- arkitaip 14y agoStrange, I'm not logged in to my Google account and could read the article without any issues.
- rnadna 14y agoYou are right. It's very annoying. It's even worse than having links that are behind a paywall, because at least a paywall usually indicates that funds are flowing to the person (reporter, etc.) who created the content. The google groups situation is quite different, and quite annoying. I never login to google groups to see something listed on HN. I wonder whether HN could provide an option to let readers avoid such items, by removing them from the listing or flagging them?
- kcbanner 14y agoAnother poster said this only happens if you are logged in but need a session refresh.
- dangrossman 14y agoYou are only being asked for a password because you're (partially) logged in to a Google Account already. Either log out, or open Google Groups links with "open in incognito window" if you use Chrome.
- icebraining 14y agoIt works fine here (Chrome on Windows) even if I log out. I think it's a bug. Are you on a mobile browser?
- chubot 14y agoYeah I think it's a bug with mobile... happens on my ipad all the time (super annoying) but not my PC.
- jbri 14y agoIf you're signed in to a Google account already but your session is inactive, you might be asked to re-authenticate. If you're not signed in at all, you don't get asked.