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Re: Amazon Announces Login with Amazon

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Post by Fuzzwah »

mikeash wrote: post #13
mmastrac wrote: post #2

Alright, but the question is "why would someone want to log in with Amazon"? There's no social network attached to your Amazon account. It seems like it would be an odd choice of identity provider, unless you are a store and already using Amazon's fulfillment services.

What does a social network have to do with it? I thought that logging in using a third-party account was simply a way to ease signups and limit password/account explosion, nothing to do with "social" anything. Certainly that's how I use it.

Have a quick look through the comments of the letsbeamigos.com show HN:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5781313

Re: Amazon Announces Login with Amazon

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Post by bitskits »

soapdog wrote: post #24

I'd rather use Mozilla Persona based login systems than OAuth based ones. From both a user and a developer point of view, Persona is a very refreshing approach to identity instead of OAuth. For those wanting to know more about Persona, check out https://login.persona.org/about also since Persona is from Mozilla, you can see all the code and development and you know that privacy and user safety are number one priority…

I'm having trouble finding sites that use Persona as a login option. Does anyone have any examples? Trovebox seems to have a demo site up, but I was not able to actually log in to my account.

Re: Amazon Announces Login with Amazon

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Post by kriro »

Seems like a great idea and a signup option that will spread quickly. Mostly because Amazon accounts tend to be linked to payment options already so you essentially add people who are used to and willing to play online to your site.

Re: Amazon Announces Login with Amazon

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Post by nswanberg »

bitskits wrote: post #33
soapdog wrote: post #24

I'd rather use Mozilla Persona based login systems than OAuth based ones. From both a user and a developer point of view, Persona is a very refreshing approach to identity instead of OAuth. For those wanting to know more about Persona, check out https://login.persona.org/about also since Persona is from Mozilla, you can see all the code and development and you know that privacy and user safety are number one priority…

I'm having trouble finding sites that use Persona as a login option. Does anyone have any examples? Trovebox seems to have a demo site up, but I was not able to actually log in to my account.

http://crossword.thetimes.co.uk/

Click the "Log In" button at the top to see the Persona login screen.

Re: Amazon Announces Login with Amazon

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Post by mikeash »

Fuzzwah wrote: post #31
mikeash wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What does a social network have to do with it? I thought that logging in using a third-party account was simply a way to ease signups and limit password/account explosion, nothing to do with "social" anything. Certainly that's how I use it.

Have a quick look through the comments of the letsbeamigos.com show HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5781313

All of which seem to be saying the opposite of the comment I'm responding to: not having a social network is a bonus.

Re: Amazon Announces Login with Amazon

#38

Post by cmsmith »

This is excellent, as I would love to have a shared login provider whose business model does not revolve around sharing my information (e.g. twitter, facebook, google). I really don't want everyone on my [friends list equivalent] to know every time I create an account anywhere on the internet, and I feel like I'm always one privacy setting away from that happening.

Re: Amazon Announces Login with Amazon

#39

Post by geetar »

aioprisan wrote: post #29
aioprisan wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't have up to date addresses and payment methods anywhere else, besides PayPal, but I'm far more active on Amazon. That's a great way to turbo charge sales.

on second look, it's just a login system, no payment integration https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/lwa/dev/...

At the same time though, a login system offered by an e-commerce company is a huge step toward one-click payment integration.

Re: Amazon Announces Login with Amazon

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Post by jwomers »

I think this is really great! As a customer, I'd much rather sign in with this than Facebook or Twitter, as then I know there would be no social side-effects - e.g. posting on my behalf or similar - which is sometimes anxious making when confronted with a social login button. This separates easy sign-in from social sharing.
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