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Unfortunately, that's hard to say without doing proper usability testing. I managed to find a decent looking study that somewhat supports my position [1]. Here
by v13inc 13y ago
Unfortunately, that's hard to say without doing proper usability testing.
I managed to find a decent looking study that somewhat supports my position [1]. Here's an interesting quote from the abstract:
"many (40%) were hesitant to consent to the release of their personal profile information; and (6) many (36%) ex- pressed concern with the use of SSO on websites that contain valuable personal information or, conversely, are not trust- worthy. We also found that with an improved affordance and privacy control, more than 60% of study participants would use Web SSO solutions on the websites they trust."
[1] https://cups.cs.cmu.edu/soups/2011/proceedings/a4_Sun.pdf https://cups.cs.cmu.edu/soups/2011/proceedings/a4_Sun.pdf
This is a very important discussion -- I'd love to see some papers that study the benefits of a single login / profile, rather then the negatives.
- VikingCoder 13y agoMany (40%) were hesitant to use Facebook, when it was described to them, citing privacy concerns. And then 98% of them did. How people say they will act, and how they act, are completely different animals.
- v13inc 13y agoHence the need for studies ;)
- makomk 13y agoThat probably has a lot to do with network effects - even if a lot of people would be hesitant to use Facebook, all their friends are on there rather than a more privacy-preserving alternative. Same reason everyone keeps using eBay even though they continue to get shitter and shitter.