Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by pippy360 234 days ago
Sorry to pile on but, the google sign on also turned me away. I have a google account and usually use it to sign up for sites I'm interested in but when it's used to gate content that could be accessible without a login I just feel like my data is being harvested.

If you really want to keep the login then maybe a message like we won't spam email you unless asked and only want your to log in to protect against bots would help.
2 comments
tompccs 234 days ago
OP here. Appreciate the honesty. I actually agree - I think the same way and I'm realising now that we don't do a good enough job of communicating the need to the user. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
link
pseudalopex 234 days ago
> If you really want to keep the login then maybe a message like we won't spam email you unless asked and only want your to log in to protect against bots would help.

Such messages are lies usually in my experience.

link