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The problem with the existing Facebook single login is that it gives the user another, somewhat daunting, screen that says "Are you sure you want to give this a
by ryandvm 12y ago
The problem with the existing Facebook single login is that it gives the user another, somewhat daunting, screen that says "Are you sure you want to give this app access to your contacts, email, identity, etc.?" I'm sure Facebook has found that a large percentage of users bail out of new signups at that screen.
And frankly, the user should be bailing out there. Regardless of Facebook's sketchy policy changes, they have demonstrated that they will at least do what they promised with my personal data, but there's no reason that I should a new app/service the same level of trust.
With "Anonymous Login" users don't have to worry that the app will be able to do nefarious things with their Facebook data.
- tracker1 12y agoThat's the website asking for that information... A website could simply ask for no special permissions. I've hit a few sites that I've signed in with github or google that haven't asked for intrusive permissions. I don't think it's really all that different.
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- yasth 12y agoThink of this as a special case (and even more limited) version of that, but with special reassuring text from facebook.
- nucleardog 12y agoFacebook automatically includes "basic profile information and friends list" for any login. There is no way to request any less. A website asking for a friends list with no clear use case sounds suspicious.