Login with Facebook or Twitter too Intrusive?
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If you want to post a comment on a blog, and choose to login using Facebook, you’re presented with a message saying WordPress would like to access your facebook public profile, friend list, email address and website.
Similarly, if you choose to login using Twitter, you get a message saying WordPress would like to read tweets, see who you follow, post tweets, etc.
Why are these requirements there? If you are using your Facebook or Twitter account to verify your identity to post a comment, then surely the only requirement WordPress would have is to be able to verify that your account is valid, and extract your name and optionally website to display with the comment. Seeking any more information – especially stuff like Facebook friends list – looks to me like unnecessary and intrusive information gathering. Is there a reason for it?
I’m asking this after being approached by someone who was put off from posting a comment because of this issue.
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These are requirements put upon WordPress by Facebook and Twitter. You’re essentially giving WordPress access to your account to let you post here, so it’s just verifying that you want to do it.
WordPress doesn’t actually use your Facebook friends list, but the “Facebook App” that allows you to post comments, is required to have access to it in order to show your comment on your friends’ timelines.
If someone doesn’t want to comment this way, they can still sign up for a WordPress.com account and log in to comment on your site.
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