I had several questions as to why the site doesn't use a username/password login and instead uses email as logins, so here is a shortened reply for future.
The site uses Mozilla Persona (the guys who make Firefox browser) for simple/fast login and authentication
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/persona/
Basically if you login with a google account: Google tells Persona that some.email@gmail.com is a user, Persona in turn tell our system on login that some.email@gmail.com is trusted, thats it no other data is provided,
It is the only login system on the internet which respects users privacy and security, the likes of Facebook on other hand are happy to tell your world all about your friends etc etc pissing on the idea of privacy, more documentation here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Persona
If you login with any other email, then the 1st time you register with Persona and after that at every login they tell our system that some.email@somesite.com is authorized to be logged in, thats it
The main reason for this choice of login is simplicity and security, our system does not need to worry about account recovery in case of forgotten password, verification emails not being delivered, people using weak passwords, or passwords being hacked and used to upload your naked selfies on the interwebs (apple ahem ahem ) since no passwords are stored by us.
The only way someone can login as you is if they have access to your email, but if that is the case then you already have much bigger issues to worry about...
The site will never send you an email, tho' in case of any major changes or notices email might be used as a method of contact.
If at some future the need arises to change login systems (for example if Mozilla turn evil) then that will be done with plenty of notices for members.
If you are worried about privacy please use a disposable email! we encourage it in fact.
The site does not record any identifying information nor cares for it nor does it bombard you with advertising or track you with the likes of Google Analytics, your and for that matter our privacy is important.
The site uses Mozilla Persona (the guys who make Firefox browser) for simple/fast login and authentication
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/persona/
Basically if you login with a google account: Google tells Persona that some.email@gmail.com is a user, Persona in turn tell our system on login that some.email@gmail.com is trusted, thats it no other data is provided,
It is the only login system on the internet which respects users privacy and security, the likes of Facebook on other hand are happy to tell your world all about your friends etc etc pissing on the idea of privacy, more documentation here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Persona
If you login with any other email, then the 1st time you register with Persona and after that at every login they tell our system that some.email@somesite.com is authorized to be logged in, thats it
The main reason for this choice of login is simplicity and security, our system does not need to worry about account recovery in case of forgotten password, verification emails not being delivered, people using weak passwords, or passwords being hacked and used to upload your naked selfies on the interwebs (apple ahem ahem ) since no passwords are stored by us.
The only way someone can login as you is if they have access to your email, but if that is the case then you already have much bigger issues to worry about...
The site will never send you an email, tho' in case of any major changes or notices email might be used as a method of contact.
If at some future the need arises to change login systems (for example if Mozilla turn evil) then that will be done with plenty of notices for members.
If you are worried about privacy please use a disposable email! we encourage it in fact.
The site does not record any identifying information nor cares for it nor does it bombard you with advertising or track you with the likes of Google Analytics, your and for that matter our privacy is important.