Youtube linking accounts rant

[Dire_Wolf]

They have been asking for you to:

a) make a google account using mail you used to make a Youtube account

b) connect Google account to Youtube using mail to confirm

 

They have done this [cabbage] for like a year or so. They are the biggest [wagon]. I bypassed that [cabbage] somehow (for months). But today i clicked on Inbox of Youtube account and page appears asking for the same thing. I went to "Proporties/Options" and clicked "Separte Google account from Youtube (I made the Google account in first place to use Youtube).

 

Guess what? Once i separeted the two accounts they informed me that i could "log out here" at login interface. I logged out thinking "This means ill not need to do this [cabbage]", i am sent to Youtube page. And everytime i login they say "You must have a Google account to use Youtube".

 

Well let me say something you [wagon]---------[bleep] YOU!

 

I hope Youtube gets hacked for a year (frustration talking), and people go using Daily Motion in that time.

[Jonneh]

Yeah they have messed it up quite a bit. I use a Google Apps for business and had everything linked up, now they're asking me to create a separate google account for personal use and I have to switch in between the two constantly! Biggest nuisance around.

 

Saying that though, I don't much like Dailymotion, to slow buffering times.

[Tim]

I just used my normal hotmail account for YT linking. I dont get any emails from them, they dont demand all this additional crap. I'm happy.

[DarkDude]

You're complaining that Google are making you use a google account for a google product? Might as well complain that Jagex make you use one of their accounts for logging into RuneScape. Combining my YouTube account with my gmail was no hassle at all and I had no problems with it and prefer it actually, so honestly don't get what you're complaining about.

 

Also, Daily Motion has terrible quality and YouTube is infinitely better, and that's just the video itself ignoring other features.

 

If you're seriously wishing that people commit crimes just because you're annoyed at something is very immature and ignorant. Security issues are nothing to joke about especially on the scale the Playstation Network was done.

[Sbrideau]

Vimeo is better than Dailymotion, and although I am quite a lot on youtube, I have to agree with you. Why do we have to link the accounts? Just compromises the security.

[Dire_Wolf]

You're complaining that Google are making you use a google account for a google product? Might as well complain that Jagex make you use one of their accounts for logging into RuneScape. Combining my YouTube account with my gmail was no hassle at all and I had no problems with it and prefer it actually, so honestly don't get what you're complaining about.

 

Also, Daily Motion has terrible quality and YouTube is infinitely better, and that's just the video itself ignoring other features.

 

If you're seriously wishing that people commit crimes just because you're annoyed at something is very immature and ignorant. Security issues are nothing to joke about especially on the scale the Playstation Network was done.

I am complaining that i have to connect the mail i used to make the Youtube account so that when i log in i am to use the mail adress and password when i already have a username for Youtube (from first time registration) and a password. It's not the same as the example of Jagex you gave. You create a product account, you use it.

 

In this case Youtube is the product, my account is X1 and pass X1b and their demanding me to use new details: email X2 and pass x2b.

In Runescape you create a account X1 and pass X1b, you don't have to link your Runescape account to email adress you registered to be able to access the game. And i don't mind wishing that hackers will hack Google, because they should not ask me to do what i have said. I registered once and made username and password and i want to stick with that. And because of that i am all of sudden immature and ignorant?

 

Their argument for linking accounts "Better security", as an individual i can decide whether i want it or not. I should have a CHOICE. From my view that's a minor crime.

[DarkDude]

YouTube hasn't always been a google product, hence why you have a YouTube username. When google bought YouTube of course they're going to want to implement their systems to it and link it to their accounts for a large variety of reasons (security is just one). I really don't understand what's so hard about logging in with your google account as opposed to your Youtube account? Absolutely nothing.

 

Wishing that they got hacked and millions if not billions wroth of damage gets done just because of something so petty is immature, there's no other way to describe it.

[The Observer]

I don't find any hassle with it. In fact, I find my Google mail more secure than my hotmail one.

[Flodder450]

You're complaining that Google are making you use a google account for a google product? Might as well complain that Jagex make you use one of their accounts for logging into RuneScape. Combining my YouTube account with my gmail was no hassle at all and I had no problems with it and prefer it actually, so honestly don't get what you're complaining about.

 

Also, Daily Motion has terrible quality and YouTube is infinitely better, and that's just the video itself ignoring other features.

 

If you're seriously wishing that people commit crimes just because you're annoyed at something is very immature and ignorant. Security issues are nothing to joke about especially on the scale the Playstation Network was done.

I am complaining that i have to connect the mail i used to make the Youtube account so that when i log in i am to use the mail adress and password when i already have a username for Youtube (from first time registration) and a password. It's not the same as the example of Jagex you gave. You create a product account, you use it.

 

In this case Youtube is the product, my account is X1 and pass X1b and their demanding me to use new details: email X2 and pass x2b.

In Runescape you create a account X1 and pass X1b, you don't have to link your Runescape account to email adress you registered to be able to access the game. And i don't mind wishing that hackers will hack Google, because they should not ask me to do what i have said. I registered once and made username and password and i want to stick with that. And because of that i am all of sudden immature and ignorant?

 

Their argument for linking accounts "Better security", as an individual i can decide whether i want it or not. I should have a CHOICE. From my view that's a minor crime.

use the same password for it dang

[doomy]

Meh. Youtube is ok with me. Pretty much all I have to say on this.

[obfuscator]

Got to agree with darkdude here - it makes sense that google combines their separate accounts into one; it increases functionality and makes things easier for most users.

Granted, I didn't want my personal gmail account associated with my old youtube one, so I chose to keep them separate, but I didn't really use the account anyway.

 

If it bothers you that much, just make a separate google account to link to the youtube one.

[Assume Nothing]

Your complaint is sound, your judgement is not. Youtube is the primary source of video sharing because of it's popularity and ease of use, and also the lack of filters that most schools/establishments have on it (it's known to be strict upon adult content). Dailymotion has an easy to bypass 'Family content block', so no, I wouldn't agree with your suggestion.

 

Vimeo, or a similar website however, may work.

 

EDIT - Regardless of what you consider to be a 'minor crime', 'hacking' by definition entails a breach of account security, which is as serious if not more so than theft. Your 'right to choice' is irrelevant - it's a privilege to use their services, not a right. They're not obliged to provide you an account if they so wish.

 

Besides, how does that 'right' justify committing a crime with malicious intent? Lastly, I don't believe the title of this thread is appropriate, it should merely be called a rant against Youtube.

[Sbrideau]

Thing is, linking accounts is not more secure, it's actually less secure. You get your password stolen, the person can get into everything because the accounts are linked. On the other side, if they're not linked, you only lose one part.

[Dire_Wolf]

I didn't remember the pass of email i used to connect to Youtube account. I tried everything to find that out. Anyhow i finally gave in and created a new mail and i thought "Yeah great", but Google asked for a phone number too.

 

So made a new mail

Gave out my number to confirm this [cabbage].

 

So yesi hope they get hacked real good.

[Assume Nothing]

It's a knee-jerk reaction to be angry at Google for it, but it still doesn't justify your judgement that they should be hacked. Oh, and phone number provision isn't mandatory; You can choose to skip that stage. You should realise that it doesn't require a Gmail account either, just a normal email account (I create disposable emails for this kind of registration).

[Dire_Wolf]

It's a knee-jerk reaction to be angry at Google for it, but it still doesn't justify your judgement that they should be hacked. Oh, and phone number provision isn't mandatory; You can choose to skip that stage. You should realise that it doesn't require a Gmail account either, just a normal email account (I create disposable emails for this kind of registration).

You are right about what you say. But more and more people allow companies to demand things from users and it pisses me off. Also it seemed pretty clear you needed phone dialup or sms to confirm account. They must have changed it?

 

Noone will do anything to send a message to Google that is why i wish or WISHED (?) them to be hacked. Because noone will do anything. Data collecting is something i am against. And it's not just companies like Google, there are people with professions disrespecting the customers and people just look past it. It's so darn frustrating that people gets disrespected and do not show any reaction to it.

 

EDIT:

Out of frustration i say i hope Youtube gets hacked. I don't think it's right way to send a message though, but again i am frustrated. :angry:

[Assume Nothing]

'Wishing', or intending that Youtube gets hacked because of their activities is still the wrong way to go about it; It merely worsens the problem, and it's rather counterproductive.

 

I must digress; The passive aggressive attitude that's conveyed is only likely to harm your reputation as a Tip.it user; try and tone it down and be a little more professional when presenting an argument like this, it's for your own good.

[Dire_Wolf]

'Wishing', or intending that Youtube gets hacked because of their activities is still the wrong way to go about it; It merely worsens the problem, and it's rather counterproductive.

 

I must digress; The passive aggressive attitude that's conveyed is only likely to harm your reputation as a Tip.it user; try and tone it down and be a little more professional when presenting an argument like this, it's for your own good.

Thanks for being cool. It's ok if people get a wrong reputation of me. It's not like i care much about others. Then again they don't care about me either :)

 

But i did change title of topic so yeah.

[obfuscator]

If you want google to change their policy, stop using a youtube account. Why would they feel inclined to change their policy when users go along with it?

 

Not that they'd change their policy anyway, but still.

[Dire_Wolf]

If you want google to change their policy, stop using a youtube account. Why would they feel inclined to change their policy when users go along with it?

 

Not that they'd change their policy anyway, but still.

I am just 1 of 100,000,000. Yeah, i would make a difference. :mellow:

[obfuscator]

More of a difference than doing nothing at all :P

 

At any rate, it's the principle of the thing.

[K4ylan]

It only annoys me because I can't stay logged into my YouTube account without being simultaneously logged into my gmail account. Although it only takes 3 seconds to log in and out, so it's not a big deal.

[Dire_Wolf]

More of a difference than doing nothing at all :P

 

At any rate, it's the principle of the thing.

Indeed, but it won't create a change :P