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Re:Why we won’t be supporting Sign in with Apple by dheerendra73 on Monday June 29, 2020 @04:58PM (#23682947)
Lucky you! I've run into lot of these apps offering only FB/Google sign in. Or offering mobile number only login. For e.g. I like playing scrabble and Scrabble Go only support FB login so I'm playing only as Guest user for months now.

Mobile number login is even worse! Why do I need to share my mobile number for something where you don't need to have it!

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Re:Why we won’t be supporting Sign in with Apple by rmorey on Monday June 29, 2020 @05:38PM (#23683476)
I think a lot of services use mobile number login as a way of bot-limiting; harder to create lots of phony email addresses than phone numbers. But it's still a pain in the butt :(
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Re:Why we won’t be supporting Sign in with Apple by thekyle on Monday June 29, 2020 @06:39PM (#23684251)
> harder to create lots of phony email addresses than phone numbers

I think you got this the wrong way around.

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Re:Why we won’t be supporting Sign in with Apple by yannikyeo on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @03:20AM (#23687534)
Mobile number login is common for apps from China as large number of Internet user there only have a mobile phone, no desktop and no email. Its the only way to verify account.
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