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Feedly Forces Its Users To Create Google+ Profiles

Posted by timothy on from the rapids-pulling-you-downstream dept.

somegeekynick writes "Feedly users, a lot of whom migrated from the now-defunct Google Reader, are now finding out that they will not be able to login to the service without a Google+ Profile. In a blog post from Edwin Khodabakchian, which was posted almost at the same time the change rolled out, the reason for the change is stated as following Google's own move from using OAuth to Google+ for authentication. What has riled up a lot of users, as can be read in the comments, is that this change has come without warning and a lot of feeds are now being 'held hostage' by Feedly, especially for users who are reluctant to create Google+ Profiles."

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  1. What is the issue with creating a Google+ account? by linuxguy · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So you don't want to give your information to the man. Then don't! Nobody puts a gun to your head to do that. Just create an account in any name you want, could be John Doe, could be your real name. What precisely is the issue with this?

    Are you afraid that you'll "accidentally" add friends to your Google+ account and then add more information about yourself to your account when nobody is forcing you to?

    I keep seeing the seeing these paranoid critters screaming bloody murder about being forced to use Google+. What exactly is the issue with creating a Google+ account and not adding any information you do not want to share? Please enlighten me!

  2. Re:NEVER roll your own authentication. by Bite+The+Pillow · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Is it too hard to suggest a one word correction?

    I'm an asshole, but only when over 80% of the words are wrong, misunderstood, or misused.

    Or, unrelatedly, you are fundamentally so stupid you have no business contributing publicly. But one word, really?