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Re: Apple Sign In

#81
post #56

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There is also spamgourmet, which is free and has been around for 20 years.

Unfortunately they’re not accepting new signups

Oh, I hadn't noticed. Your service looks nice, and if spamgourmet is not taking new signups it does make even more sense.

Re: Apple Sign In

#82
post #31

I'd like to have something similar for actual physical mailing addresses, perhaps UPS or Fedex could offer this.

Shyp tried to do this ~4 years ago. Very challenging problem.

Re: Apple Sign In

#83

Maybe I'm cynical, but this looks more like a data hording scheme than a protect my privacy enhancement. If I use Google to sign in, Google and the app has that data and can monetize it. Now if I sign in using Apple, they are going to have the data to monetize. They may keep the app from getting my information, but that means that their data is better than someone else's data, so it is more valuable. Also, they are g…

Except Google is an advertising company and Apple is a consumer electronics and software company. Their objectives are different, and historically, Apple has been one of the most privacy-focused tech companies.

Not saying Apple can't use your data, but as far as auth providers go, I'd rank Apple higher than all the other Big Tech Cos.

Re: Apple Sign In

#84
post #75

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Unfortunately they’re not accepting new signups

Is there by chance a Firefox add-on on your product roadmap? This looks interesting

Thanks! It’s already available as a Firefox and chrome add on:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/idbloc/

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/idbloc-secure-and-...

Re: Apple Sign In

#85

Maybe I'm cynical, but this looks more like a data hording scheme than a protect my privacy enhancement. If I use Google to sign in, Google and the app has that data and can monetize it. Now if I sign in using Apple, they are going to have the data to monetize. They may keep the app from getting my information, but that means that their data is better than someone else's data, so it is more valuable. Also, they are g…

Apple doesn't, to the best of my knowledge, monetize data, either through ads or selling it to third parties. I'd welcome a clarification if I'm wrong.

Re: Apple Sign In

#86
post #76

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But will it be lower friction than login with Google or Facebook? It feels like it's more common for someone to have an account from one of those two than from Apple, and so "sign on with Apple" will never be able to be the only SSO option, while Google or Facebook could be. If the better (for the site) SSO options also have near-universal market penetration, what's the incentive to add Apple?

I would venture a guess that apple/icloud accounts are the highest % account type amongst iPhone holders. All sorts of people have reasons for not having gmail / facebook / etc., but apple account setup is pretty prominent in device setup.

Sure, it might be the highest % among iPhone holders - but for a website, what portion of your users are going to be iPhone holders, and what portion of the Windows/Android crowd have Apple accounts?

Re: Apple Sign In

#87
post #49

So this is only for mac/iphone users? That's not a large enough segment to warrant adding a sign in option for most sites. Would be nice if Mozilla had done something similar with Persona.

Something like 58% of site visits are from mobile browsers, and mobile Safari makes up over half of all mobile browsers. Of course, your mileage may vary, but that's a pretty large segment.

Re: Apple Sign In

#89
Sounds promising, because this is where Apple is really got at: taking something “at the fringes” and taking it to the mainstream.

Re: Apple Sign In

#90
post #31

I'd like to have something similar for actual physical mailing addresses, perhaps UPS or Fedex could offer this.

My local UPS office in NY can accept packages on my behalf for a very small sum of money. Do you mean something more extensive than that?
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