Hi all, I am considering the removal of a single-sign-on technology from the website.  For instance, I know some of you are using your Facebook account to sign into the website.  If we remove the connection, this would mean you need to manage your password directly on our site (instead of Facebook).

There are several reasons for this, but, my main purpose of this exercise is to remove the complexity around managing the connection.  I'm also a bit concerned about the security of passwords, bot access, and possible data-sharing issues.  So, my easiest solution is to just remove the feature.

Anyway, if you have time please answer the attached survey so I can get an idea of how many people would miss it, or likewise want to keep it.  Thanks!

Mike

If there is any chance of limiting the spam, dump it.  I and I assume most others have the website remember the login, so it shouldn't hurt the majority of  users.  FB sites are getting worse by the day.  The spammers are out of control there.  You are doing a great job of limiting the infiltrations here.

Anyone else want to chime in or vote on this ?  So far it doesn't look like anyone really uses the social media connector or single sign on.  Scratching my head to see if I can link the poll to our front page... 

Looks like I figured it out.. poll is now on the front page.

On 7/17/2021 at 8:25 AM, Mike said:

Looks like I figured it out.. poll is now on the front page.

Ehmm.. where do i see the vote-knob thingy..? can't find a way to vote Mike..

I vote to remove it,

 

On 7/14/2021 at 6:55 PM, Mike said:

For instance, I know some of you are using your Facebook account to sign into the website.

How?  That's kind of scary.

 

@Zed Head under the hood the “login with Facebook” feature uses a protocol called oauth2.0, Mike gets to see all the details about the “login with x” services that he has installed on this site. 

Thanks.  I was kind of joking.  I'm sure that there are all kinds of "analytics" that a person can get/buy when they set up a platform.  I know that the Youtube channel guys can see how long people watch, when they click away, etc.  There's a couple channels that I've been watching and just browsing around you can see how they all start leaning the same way as time goes on.  Shortening videos,  adding words to their thumbnails, certain kinds of music.  The popular channels all start to have the same format. 

The world is gravitating toward grabbing internet eyes.  Pretty weird.

Wow, I just stumbled upon this.

So, um, what is this Facebook thing anyway?

Same for me. The longer I hover over cat videos, the more cat videos show up.

1 hour ago, Captain Obvious said:

Same for me. The longer I hover over cat videos, the more cat videos show up.

Aside from the cat videos, I get sucked in by the completely ridiculous "tool hacks" videos.  They are such a train wreck of terrible and dangerous info that I tend to hover for a few too many seconds and now my feed is loaded with them.  Most include either a hot glue gun or an arc welder to make a completely useless tool that wouldn't work at all and would be cheaper to buy than the money spent on the welding rods and grinding discs wasted.

I don't remember hovering on or watching anything that would explain why I'm getting Donny and Marie videos. The closest I've been is watching delta blues videos.