Logged out • Hacker News Board

Re: Logged out

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Post by scottoreily » Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 1:33 PM UTC

amadeuspagel wrote: post #10

Youtube's recommendation algorithm is one of the wonders of the modern world. I discovered so many incredible videos that I would never have searched for and that no one would have recommended to me, thanks to it.

Nice anecdote. YouTube constantly recommends me stuff I have 0 interest in.

Re: Logged out

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Post by peignoir » Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 1:33 PM UTC

I like apple solution for that, logging using a randomized apple account ID per service

Re: Logged out

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Post by caiobegotti » Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 1:38 PM UTC

Because I find video recommendations useful, because I want to upvote good content on the internet just like I do here on HN and because I actually have a nice timeline with curated content. The points of the article are rather weak to me, specially considering you are supposed to have good security for your accounts so even if you decide to actively log out yourself the next time you'd like to interact with any of these networks you will at least have to go through a manual login, 2FA using your phone and an authenticator app etc, it's a bummer so convenience wins there. If this is a problem then, I believe convincing people to never save login passwords in their browsers is more compelling than suggesting to log out. That said, if I could log in with Face ID in like 2 seconds everywhere I'd probably stay logged out until I wanted to interact in SOME networks.

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Post by blueboo » Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 1:40 PM UTC

amadeuspagel wrote: post #10

Youtube's recommendation algorithm is one of the wonders of the modern world. I discovered so many incredible videos that I would never have searched for and that no one would have recommended to me, thanks to it.

Whether it’s flat earth theory, a pundit eviscerating a college student, the global warming hoax, or exposing how exaggerated the threat of coronavirus is, the recommendation algorithm certainly keeps us clicking!

Re: Logged out

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Post by y7 » Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 1:41 PM UTC

gruez wrote: post #5

This is pretty easy to do with firefox, just use the multi account containers and the temporary containers extension. During normal browsing you use temporary containers, which keeps you logged out and avoids anonymous session tracking. If you need to log in all you need to do is right click the tab and reopen in your dedicated "logged in" container

I just switched to this setup from Cookie Autodelete (or something similar), and I'm really happy with it. For some websites where you want to always login you can also set a URL to automatically open in a certain container.

Re: Logged out

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Post by amadeuspagel » Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 1:49 PM UTC

blueboo wrote: post #14

amadeuspagel wrote: post #10

Youtube's recommendation algorithm is one of the wonders of the modern world. I discovered so many incredible videos that I would never have searched for and that no one would have recommended to me, thanks to it.

Whether it’s flat earth theory, a pundit eviscerating a college student, the global warming hoax, or exposing how exaggerated the threat of coronavirus is, the recommendation algorithm certainly keeps us clicking!

I mean, yes, if you do click on these things, then youtube will keep recommending them to you. It's like a mirror.

Re: Logged out

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Post by Kiro » Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 1:56 PM UTC

amadeuspagel wrote: post #10

Youtube's recommendation algorithm is one of the wonders of the modern world. I discovered so many incredible videos that I would never have searched for and that no one would have recommended to me, thanks to it.

I mostly use YouTube to listen to some pretty obscure music genres and I discover most of my new music through the recommendations. I guess it's hit or miss but for some it obviously works great.

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Post by kyriakos » Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 2:04 PM UTC

Reddit is a pointless stream of memes if you are not logged in to see your subscribed subreddits.

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Post by smichel17 » Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 2:15 PM UTC

gruez wrote: post #5

This is pretty easy to do with firefox, just use the multi account containers and the temporary containers extension. During normal browsing you use temporary containers, which keeps you logged out and avoids anonymous session tracking. If you need to log in all you need to do is right click the tab and reopen in your dedicated "logged in" container

I used to do this but have shifted my pattern somewhat. Now, I use many fewer permanent containers. When I want to log in, I'll do it in the temporary container. I use a password manager so this is barely less convenient than reopening the tab. To log out, I just close the tab.

Re: Logged out

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Post by jypepin » Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 2:31 PM UTC

I am subscribed to a lot of small subreddit I would not see content from if I wasn't logged in.

I follow people on Twitter.

But most importantly, I _really_ started using youtube about a year ago. I replaced my TV watching at 90% (everything except movies at night). Not only I am subscribed to enough channels that there are at least 2-3 new videos per day I would want to watch, the recommendations algorithm is very good and I can literally go on Youtube multiple times a day and be recommended new videos that I like and introduce me to new channels I will subscribe to.