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I think LinkedIn has a bit of a bad reputation due to their leaking of ~6 million passwords last year, so people are perhaps right to be worried about their cre
by Robin_Message 13y ago
I think LinkedIn has a bit of a bad reputation due to their leaking of ~6 million passwords last year, so people are perhaps right to be worried about their credentials.
Also, the example of giving out Gmail access via OAuth is a little inaccurate since OAuth is more auditable and revokable than sharing your username and password with a third party, which is what Intro requires (even if they promise not to look.)
- plaval 13y agoActually, LinkedIn Intro uses oAuth2 to connect to your Google Account.
- Robin_Message 13y agoAh, fair enough. I still think the comparison is invalid since many people are using other IMAP e-mail providers, where they are generally giving away their unrevokable crown jewels.
- k3n 13y agoThey have a bad reputation in my book because they historically would create an account for you without you even agreeing to join. This is on top of their other unscrupulous actions[1]. IMO they are just a scummy, marketing-driven corporation and I have many friends who see them the same way; though, there's no single action or behavior, it's the sum of their actions. 1. http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-linkedin-sued-for-hacking-users-email-accounts-pestering-friends-20130920,0,7883960.story http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-linkedin...