· Föderation EN Di 03.10.2023 18:52:36
Föderation EN Do 05.10.2023 02:02:16
I'm trying not to take your comments as dismissive, but at first read, that sounded pretty rude to me. I understand that the servers are separate, but I'm also aware that there are protocols like OAuth that allow half the web to use Gmail, Twitter, LinkedIn, or other trusted servers to log into completely different services.
There are also groups like the IndieWeb community that have extended this framework to their own personal sites.
https://indieweb.org/IndieAuth
Föderation EN Do 05.10.2023 02:21:32
Apologies, I wasn't intending it as rude, I was just trying to get across what it meant technologically.
" allow half the web to use Gmail, Twitter, LinkedIn, or other trusted servers to log into completely different services."
Again, not intended as rude, but I think there might be some disagreement over what constitutes trusted.
I would never use Google or Twitter or Microsoft accounts to log in on another service, and they are all centralised services.
Föderation EN Do 05.10.2023 02:24:03
I realise Google etc are very widespread and convenient because of that, but society is paying a heavy price for relying on such centralised services, especially as their business model is built around spying on their users.
The idea of the Fediverse is to offer an alternative to such surveillance and centralised hegemony.
