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What is it with services now separating username and password fields? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by redballooon@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Back in the old times, on the sites I log in regularly, my browser filled in both username and password. I clicked "Log in" once, and I was set to go.

But no more. Now it's all first a username, then a password. From what I saw, Apple started this many years ago, but now this bother really spread. And it's not like I can just double-click on the same screen area, oh no. Animations make sure that I have to wait several hundred milliseconds before the password field is there, and depending on the site, I even have to select from my browser, which login I want to use, twice!

Why, oh why?

All my screens are really big enough to display 2 text fields. What are arguments for this behavior? I don't see any.

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[–] crowsby@kbin.social 115 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Similarly, platforms that default to a massive CREATE AN ACCOUNT box centered on the screen and make you play Where's Fucking Waldo trying to find the size 8 "Log In" hyperlink.

[–] Rouxibeau@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because new signups are more valuable than existing users.

[–] J4nk@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That, plus the majority of users seeing the login screen are probably new. At least, unless it's one of those annoying sites that makes you log in every single time.

[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Oh how much I hate it. I want to log in once in my lifetime. You can log me out when I die.

[–] JackOfAllTraits@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

~~annoying~~ privacy-respecting sites

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s more security than privacy, no?