Comment on Google killing Basic HTML version of Gmail In January 2024

• Tekchip@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Those two things aren’t mutually exclusive. You can just stop using Gmail and still maintain a Google account to use with oauth providers.

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  • FehrIsFair@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There’s also the privacy concern as well.

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• shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’ve seen many ignorant comments thinking Gmail is only for email. Google is our company’s identity provider. We’re locked in tight.

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  • internet_peasant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Certain States allow you to attach your Gmail to your literal identity. Allowing quick authorization to sensitive information. It’s interesting in concept, but dystopian in application. At least in the United States. Alphabet and the federal government shaking hands is somewhat unsettling.

    It’d be great if the federal government invested in proprietary capital instead of just dumping money into Private Corp. I guess that’s capitalism for you, but that’s just getting off topic now.

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    • PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      While I agree with nearly all of this, have you ever used any proprietary government software? It’s the fucking worst.

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      • macrocephalic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        More importantly, it’s another service that users have to sign up for and maintain a password for. Gmail auth is easy because I already have it.

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• lazyalpaca@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I usually give login with github/discord/mastodon a priority but if they are not available I just fallback to google

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