Riiiiight ... annnnnnnnd? We both essentially said almost the same thing at the same time ...
∞ Andy Badera ∞ +1 518-641-1280 ∞ This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private ∞ Google me: http://www.google.com/search?q=andrew%20badera On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 6:25 AM, ryan alford <ryanalford...@gmail.com> wrote: > > While I haven't used the Sign-In-With-Twitter, I would assume it still > uses the same OAuth system, which allows either read-only or read/ > write access. I could be wrong though. > > > > On Oct 8, 2009, at 6:20 AM, Andrew Badera <and...@badera.us> wrote: > >> >> Sign-in with Twitter with Read access only? >> >> ∞ Andy Badera >> ∞ +1 518-641-1280 >> ∞ This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private >> ∞ Google me: http://www.google.com/search?q=andrew%20badera >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 5:43 AM, Bjoern <bjoer...@googlemail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> just wondering if I read this right: while OAuth provides a way to >>> give a 3rd party access to an account without the password, it does >>> not provide a way to simply establish the identity of a Twitter user, >>> without giving away the rights? >>> >>> The only reason I would need access to the account is to make a post >>> in the name of the user. But that could easily be solved with a >>> "twitter this"-link instead. So I think it is a bit of a pity that I >>> can not just authenticate somebody without asking them to give me >>> power over their account. >>> >>> Björn >>> >
