Dr_Grip
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Less than one and a half years after Gawker's whole user database fell into the hands of hackers you'll now have to "convert your account to third-party authentication, using either Twitter, Facebook, or Google". One of Gawker's properties, of course, is automotive news site Jalopnik, even if many people, including Murilee Martin, think that it's not worth visiting any more after the takeover.
The reason behind this, of course, is not to prevent you from commenting anonymously, to tie your account to a social media profile in order to sell targeted ads at higher prices or to keep you from commeting altogether ("The idea of capturing the intelligence of the readership -- that's a joke." - Nick Denton, Gawker founder). They have only your best interests, your security, in mind:
"By tying your commenting account to a Twitter, Facebook, or Google account, we're putting our account security layer in the hands of some of the best in the business ? major sites with more security expertise and resources than anyone else on the web." (src)
Yeah, right.
As most of these section's users are jalopnik readers I felt this belongs into Automotive News. If the mods disagree, feel free to move this to the Tech section.
The reason behind this, of course, is not to prevent you from commenting anonymously, to tie your account to a social media profile in order to sell targeted ads at higher prices or to keep you from commeting altogether ("The idea of capturing the intelligence of the readership -- that's a joke." - Nick Denton, Gawker founder). They have only your best interests, your security, in mind:
"By tying your commenting account to a Twitter, Facebook, or Google account, we're putting our account security layer in the hands of some of the best in the business ? major sites with more security expertise and resources than anyone else on the web." (src)
Yeah, right.
As most of these section's users are jalopnik readers I felt this belongs into Automotive News. If the mods disagree, feel free to move this to the Tech section.
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