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I love password based login (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] 38 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Ah but you see it's one factor of authentication that also conveniently loops in whichever email provider is spying on you

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago

    Ding! Ding!

    This is the real answer: mail providers get to track you, your service get constant confirmation that your email is live (so they can send more ads from themselves plus their 400 closest affiliates). It's a win-win situation for everyone /s.

    "The beatings enshitification will continue, until moral is improved."

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