Why use a zillion discrete accounts when you can log into so many apps and websites using your Facebook or Google credentials, right? Not so fast. What’s the trade-off?
Here are the pros and cons of the consumer variety of an authentication method called Single Sign-On (SSO), commonly also known as social login, for your personal online accounts.
Story time: I’m a dick on social media, routinely arguing with anti-science losers.
You know this gets me banned by karen brigade.
Now I can’t use my portal or messenger. :sadPikachu:
If you do give away your access rights to where it can be locked by Needle Weenie rage - a joke that never gets old, like their kids - then get a separate account for external access. They’ll never know you’re also v3a4j11518 and can’t ban That one too.