News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS and is phishing. Parent comment

Re:Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS a... by yrro on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @08:04AM (#27193560)
They have already failed this test: they are already publishing extensions using [email protected] and [email protected], doubtless many others!
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS a... by evilsnoopi3 on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @08:41AM (#27193802)
I believe Google requires you publish Chrome extensions with an @gmail address, in which case MS doesn’t really have a choice.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS a... by electroly on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @10:17AM (#27194867)
Absolutely untrue, as mentioned elsewhere in the thread. I have Chrome extensions published under a non-gmail email address.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS a... by criddell on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @10:01AM (#27194666)
Any idea what problem Google is solving by requiring the use of gmail?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS a... by nolok on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @11:18AM (#27195805)
Naivety on the internet, and people believing what they read on a web page without checking.

Google doesn't require a gmail adresse to publish.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS a... by criddell on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:16PM (#27196824)
Yeah, I didn't think it made sense.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS a... by yrro on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @08:53AM (#27193904)
Good grief--that is so evil (not to mention anticompetitive) that I didn't even consider it!
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft Authenticator Chrome Extention is not from MS a... by Godel_unicode on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @10:15AM (#27194835)
Not sure what would make using a Gmail account anticompetitive, but it's also not true. You need a chrome web store account (which they amusingly encourage you not to use your personal email for) which can use any email address.
[ Parent | on HN ]