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Why do I authorize random pump.io servers around the world, with unknown security measures, to "change my profile" just so I can follow their account?
Why do I authorize random pump.io servers around the world, with unknown security measures, to "change my profile" just so I can follow their account?
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that was an initial concern of mine when I first tried pump.io
although I trust the magic behind the process I'm still curious whether there is a simple answer for that.
although I trust the magic behind the process I'm still curious whether there is a simple answer for that.
mray INACTIVE at 2013-12-03T22:11:20Z
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AFAIK, the permissions are just "basic and complete" like that. Those can be refined in the future, of course.
If it helps, if you use a non-web client, you can add people without logging into (and therefore, authorizing) any other servers.
JanKusanagi at 2013-12-03T22:18:58Z
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Stephen: yep https://github.com/e14n/pump.io/issues/795
Greg Grossmeier at 2013-12-03T23:57:32Z
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