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The point is that it allows you to remember which provider you used to sign in with and you’re not having to guess whether you logged in with Google or GitHub o
by mrala 2y ago
The point is that it allows you to remember which provider you used to sign in with and you’re not having to guess whether you logged in with Google or GitHub or whatever else.
- cuu508 2y agoIf you are already using a password manager, why not login using password? No 3rd party dependency and risk, and no need to remember how you signed in.
- mrala 2y agoThat is also my preference. However, that is not the question that is being asked.
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- noman-land 2y agoI'm not responding to the question being asked, I'm responding to the people answering it. When I used third party login the whole point was that if I saw it was available, I was sure I'd use it, so I didn't need to store or remember anything. If I tried and it didn't work, I knew I didn't have an account. So to see these responses was very odd to me.
- bhy 2y agoThere are websites not supporting password login. I think there’s a trend of this.
- noman-land 2y agoI get that part, but by the time you've set up this reminder, why not go the extra millimeter and actually add a password? You go from delegating some of the most important elements of your life to a third party who can take your account away at any moment with no recourse (an extremely vulnerable position), to having complete control over all those accounts, with zero extra effort. It's very confusing.
- mrala 2y agoI suppose there could be any number of reasons. Maybe they were already using SSO prior to using a password manager and it would take more effort than an extra millimeter to switch.