On: My GMail password scares me with its power

[mahmud]

He doesn't reuse the password all over the net. He uses many google services, and each requires his gmail password. It's google that's forcing him to authenticate himself via gmail.

[tjogin → mahmud]

The post to which I replied says:

"The problem isn't your gmail password getting leaked, but some other site leaking your password."

Some other site could only leak your password if they've got the same one.

[mahmud → tjogin]

If he is stupid enough to give his email password to "find your friends" type websites, he deserves what he gets. OAuth was invented for a reason.