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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't one-time sign in links more popular fo... by hnick on Monday January 04, 2021 @06:53PM (#25639968)
I was working on an ecommerce site once and we got emails when customers left reviews/feedback. I forwarded them to customers because it was a convenient way to show their comments then follow up.

Then I noticed that some of the text was wrapped in a tokenised link to the platform managing our reviews, bypassing the login screen. Support said they could not revoke these tokens. We had to close the entire account and migrate everything.

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