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Apparently being promoted to log in with Google on landing on a Medium page is their creepy new feature.Permalink On twitter.com
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Login on landing in this style is a terrifying pattern to teach users. Web site development have almost universally avoided it because it sets a dangerous example for users to engage in potentially harmful behavior. It prompts to log in without intent or thought.Permalink On twitter.com
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Medium could not give a more obvious sign that it cares little about its users than this one. Nor could I imagine a clearer sign of desperation for user data.Permalink On twitter.com
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Considering Medium's pledge against advertising, we should be pretty concerned with what they're doing with that user data, because advertising is the least bad option.Permalink On twitter.com
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Yeah, this doesn't happen on Desktop, only in Mobile, which means it is taking advantage of the fact most users have their accounts synced to their device already to be both sneaky and successful about how this works, looking at the prompt, it look almost like a system alert.On twitter.com
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Hell it might *be* a system alert. Google might have some mechanism for this I'm not familiar with but even so, *No user should ever be prompted with an auto login without an action on their part*Permalink On twitter.com
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This shitshow continues to shock me *every time* I log into Medium. It's such an abhorrent interface pattern from a safety and security perspective and by continuing to adopt it as a prominent site they're making the entire web a less safe place.Permalink On twitter.com
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I understand it's a terrible Google feature but it has been some time now and I haven't seen anyone else implement it that way, which is the worst possible way I can think of to put this feature into action.Permalink On twitter.com
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