Can't you just make the account/verify_credentials call and get back the stuff you need?
On Aug 26, 11:08 am, Duane Roelands <duane.roela...@gmail.com> wrote: > Quitter checks for updates, and like TTYtter it always asks permission > and you can turn it off in the configuration menu. > > If your users have information that you want, ask them for it. > If the information has value to you, offer something of value in > return. > > On Aug 26, 11:02 am, Cameron Kaiser <spec...@floodgap.com> wrote: > > > > Here's the example: > > > > 1. You download my desktop Twitter client. > > > 2. You install it and authorize it to your Twitter account. > > > 3. -Without your consent or knowledge-, my Twitter client sends me > > > your screen name. > > > > That's unethical. If you don't think so, go ahead and code that into > > > your client and watch your users freak out when they find out that > > > you've been collecting their personal information without your > > > consent. > > > Quite. Whether or not it seems "logical," it's all about user perception, > > and most of them are not going to like apps passing on any kind of data > > without them opting into it. Even the version check in TTYtter is purely > > opt-in, and that's strictly anonymous. > > > -- > > ------------------------------------ > > personal:http://www.cameronkaiser.com/-- > > Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems *www.floodgap.com*ckai...@floodgap.com > > -- "I ... I love you!" "Oh noo! I don't!" -- Awful movie, "Ranma 1/2" > > ---------
