▲ 1687 ▼ 'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives (www.techradar.com) submitted 6 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 472 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (2 children) Discord has E2EE? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] vodka@feddit.org 16 points 6 months ago (2 children) QR based sign in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child) It's optional; you can also just use your standard username and password. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vodka@feddit.org 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Well yes, but it has it as an option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago I don't think the QR code has anything to do with encryption, though. They're just trying to make it convenient to sign in. Meanwhile, Matrix has a lot of extra stuff going on behind the scenes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Oh, it does? I've always logged in with username and password. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vodka@feddit.org 2 points 6 months ago* Yeah, but you can also sign in by scanning a QR code with a logged in device. Though technically it's then other way around, you sign in to your desktop by scanning the QR code in the login window with your logged in phone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago* (2 children) It has QR based sign in. Shit, Steam has QR based sign in so it shouldn't be weird for people at this point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 months ago So do "Smart TV" apps. Or messenger like Signal. That is really a common thing nowadays. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago I've seen QR-based login before as an option. (Heck, I was an early adopter of SQRL...or tried to be. Sadly that protocol never went anywhere.) But it's not typically mandatory, and I don't think most casual users (the kinds of people who just reuse the same password everywhere rather than using a password manager) aren't likely to be especially comfortable with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vodka@feddit.org 16 points 6 months ago (2 children) QR based sign in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child) It's optional; you can also just use your standard username and password. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vodka@feddit.org 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Well yes, but it has it as an option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago I don't think the QR code has anything to do with encryption, though. They're just trying to make it convenient to sign in. Meanwhile, Matrix has a lot of extra stuff going on behind the scenes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Oh, it does? I've always logged in with username and password. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vodka@feddit.org 2 points 6 months ago* Yeah, but you can also sign in by scanning a QR code with a logged in device. Though technically it's then other way around, you sign in to your desktop by scanning the QR code in the login window with your logged in phone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XLE@piefed.social 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child) It's optional; you can also just use your standard username and password. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vodka@feddit.org 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Well yes, but it has it as an option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago I don't think the QR code has anything to do with encryption, though. They're just trying to make it convenient to sign in. Meanwhile, Matrix has a lot of extra stuff going on behind the scenes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vodka@feddit.org 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Well yes, but it has it as an option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago I don't think the QR code has anything to do with encryption, though. They're just trying to make it convenient to sign in. Meanwhile, Matrix has a lot of extra stuff going on behind the scenes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago I don't think the QR code has anything to do with encryption, though. They're just trying to make it convenient to sign in. Meanwhile, Matrix has a lot of extra stuff going on behind the scenes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Oh, it does? I've always logged in with username and password. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vodka@feddit.org 2 points 6 months ago* Yeah, but you can also sign in by scanning a QR code with a logged in device. Though technically it's then other way around, you sign in to your desktop by scanning the QR code in the login window with your logged in phone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vodka@feddit.org 2 points 6 months ago* Yeah, but you can also sign in by scanning a QR code with a logged in device. Though technically it's then other way around, you sign in to your desktop by scanning the QR code in the login window with your logged in phone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago* (2 children) It has QR based sign in. Shit, Steam has QR based sign in so it shouldn't be weird for people at this point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 months ago So do "Smart TV" apps. Or messenger like Signal. That is really a common thing nowadays. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago I've seen QR-based login before as an option. (Heck, I was an early adopter of SQRL...or tried to be. Sadly that protocol never went anywhere.) But it's not typically mandatory, and I don't think most casual users (the kinds of people who just reuse the same password everywhere rather than using a password manager) aren't likely to be especially comfortable with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 months ago So do "Smart TV" apps. Or messenger like Signal. That is really a common thing nowadays. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago I've seen QR-based login before as an option. (Heck, I was an early adopter of SQRL...or tried to be. Sadly that protocol never went anywhere.) But it's not typically mandatory, and I don't think most casual users (the kinds of people who just reuse the same password everywhere rather than using a password manager) aren't likely to be especially comfortable with it. permalink fedilink source parent