Most people don't yet realise that when you give these anonymous companies access to your accounts, you're lending them your reputation. And it just might have a few scratches in it when it's returned.
"It'll buff right out." -Josh 2010/10/27 Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> > Yes, fortunately, you can log on with just a first name/last name, but it's > tempting to choose the Twitter or Facebook Oauth option since it's just a > click. > > One thing for sure: from now on, I will just stop using the Twitter and > Facebook Oauth completely since you can never know what these applications > you are granting privileges to will do with these privileges, and the risk > of them tweeting or updating a Facebook status behind my back is just too > great. > > -- > Cédric > > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Mark Derricutt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Interesting - I just cancelled the "twitter, facebook" page and it signed >> the petition without spamming anyone. Excellent - it makes it look like you >> HAVE to sign in to one of the services to sign. >> >> -- >> "Great artists are extremely selfish and arrogant things" — Steven Wilson, >> Porcupine Tree >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 7:15 AM, Mark Derricutt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> hmmm - if I sign this, I wonder if petitionspot will only use this new >>> OAUTH ticket for your petition, and not the previous one I signed as well.. >>> >>> double spam - what does it mean? >>> >>> -- >>> "Great artists are extremely selfish and arrogant things" — Steven >>> Wilson, Porcupine Tree >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Michael Neale >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> never fear - sign my petition to stop petitionspot spamming >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Cédric > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald - [email protected] - http://twitter.com/sophistifunk - http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
