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Re:Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox by ENGNR on Thursday March 14, 2019 @05:40PM (#19394070)
A common feature request for my app: remove FB login!

These are users who didn't even use it. But just seeing the Facebook login option there next to email (it was the only OAuth) gave them the creeps. These aren't tech savvy users either, just regular small town businesses

I think Facebook has a long, long, long way to go towards brand repair before anyone can 'trust' it in any way

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Re:Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox by moosey on Thursday March 14, 2019 @05:45PM (#19394118)
Many facebook buttons are trackers. I can understand people's nervousness.
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Re:Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox by jniedrauer on Thursday March 14, 2019 @07:02PM (#19394768)
Have you ever looked at what exactly those facebook login buttons load? I don't feel safe browsing sites with facebook integration anymore unless I'm running uMatrix or am in a container.
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Re:Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox by ficklepickle on Thursday March 14, 2019 @08:50PM (#19395427)
Ugh it is actually outrageous. On client sites, I use an icon and an anchor tag with noopener/noreferrer.

One client really wanted Facebook login so I had to make a Facebook account. That was a dark day.

On a somewhat related note, that business is no longer operating. I still host their site for free, partly out of smugness as they took none of my advice.

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Re:Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox by elliekelly on Thursday March 14, 2019 @09:46PM (#19395733)
Does uBlock stop Facebook tracking? Or is there such a thing as Faceblock?
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Re:Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox by jniedrauer on Friday March 15, 2019 @01:24PM (#19401949)
uMatrix plus the firefox facebook container plugin goes a long way...
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Re:Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox by elliekelly on Friday March 15, 2019 @01:40PM (#19402123)
Facebook container! I didn't even know that existed. Thanks!
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Re:Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox by 908087 on Thursday March 14, 2019 @06:55PM (#19394714)
The use of Facebook login immediately makes me suspicious of any site/service's overall security and privacy practices.
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