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Google & Meetro

by Kristopher Tate | 24 January 2006 | Announcements | 5 Comments

Wouldn’t it be nice if all websites could use each others’ login systems? I think so — and I’ve tried to do so. Today, I am annoucing that Zooomr has gained login support from Google and Meetro. I’m going to try and add some others in the near future, but it’s nice to know that we can all play fair.

Also, for those of you who could not login via livejournal, the main reason was LJ’s new push to get everyone on a subdomain because of all the cross-site attacks they have been reciving. LiveJournal logins should work as expected now.

Alright, I’ve got something really cool to show everyone soon, too — some photos already show this new feature.

Keep an eye out.

Kristopher Tate

5 Comments

  1. Alex Kapranoff said on 12 Feb 2006 at 11:53 pm:

    How can anyone trust you with a Google account password?

    You don’t even state your own policy regarding this info on the site. And you’d better ask Google to officially announce your partnership.

  2. kristophertate said on 13 Feb 2006 at 12:43 am:

    Hey Alex, thanks for taking the time to check-out Zooomr.

    As for our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, they are located here and here, respectfully. We do not store any passwords on Zooomr. At this time, Zooomr does not have its own account system.

    Regardless, We are working to find better ways of authenticating against Google accounts (One being sending an email) or sending a user an IM via XMPP.

    I apologize if you feel insecure using your Google ID with Zooomr. There still many other means to login, including OpenID aware sites like myOpenID.

    Thanks again for writing.

    Kristopher Tate
    Lead Developer — Zooomr.com

  3. Official Zooomr Blog : Google Login 2.0 said on 15 Feb 2006 at 8:46 am:

    […] From many angles people have commented that Zooomr’s Google login feature is quite insecure. Even on the Zooomr Blog!While I have no interest in collecting people’s passwords, I’m here to say that I have implemented a better method for logging-in via Google. It’s called TPass, and like the name suggests, it’s based off of Temporary Passwords. […]

  4. Mad Hunter said on 16 Jul 2007 at 9:08 pm:

    When lilacs last in the dooryard bloomed,And the great star early drooped in thewestern sky in the night,I mourned, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.

  5. Dynamic Watcher said on 17 Jul 2007 at 7:52 am:

    There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

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