Why do I need to authenticate with Facebook to receive my stellars?
In short, Facebook was the easiest way for us to get started with stellar distribution — it gives us an easy way to avoid people claiming their stellar many times. We know not everyone has a Facebook account, and over time, we hope to add additional channels. Please see our mandate for additional details.
Also, the Stellar folks should seriously consider the risk that much of their userbase can be instantly and permanently removed if Facebook is compelled to remove it by political or legal pressure — or decides they just don’t want to be in thu business of providing authentication for currency schemes. (The same applies to tying to any other proprietary platform, of course; and Facebook may be less whimsical in this regard than, say, Apple.)
I think Facebook currently requires that Facebook game makers only use Facebook Credits for in-app purchases—hopefully Stellar’s lawyers checked that they’re not violating anything in the Facebook terms of service.
Thanks for replying. It sounds like you went to the trouble of signing up and were then disappointed to find this out. Sorry about that. Note that the post currently says (and has said since I first submitted it, I think; certainly I haven’t yet edited it since seeing your comment):
To get back the 1000 STR, you will need to allow Stellar to interact with your Facebook account, but you can then remove the Stellar app like any other in your Facebook settings after you get back the 1000 STR.
What should I conclude from that, and your comment? Do I need to make it clearer? Might other people overlook that, or do you think it was rare that you overlooked it (assuming you did)?
So I did read that line. I understood that you need to make it interact with Facebook in order to get 1000 STR back after donating it to MIRI. What I didn’t understand was that you also need to make it interact with Facebook in order to get the free 6000 STR that you get for signing up—as claimed on MIRI’s Facebook page.
What confuses me is that cryptocurrencies are supposed to support anonymity. Facebook is the anti-thesis of anonymity.
It doesn’t get you your time back, but that is my fault and I do apologise. I have edited the post to try to make this clear. If you take a look and find my explanation still lacking, feel free to let me know.
In order to receive the free Stellar, you need to have a Facebook account. That sucks, because I don’t. And I don’t want to join Facebook.
From the FAQ:
Yep, this is a deal-breaker for me, too.
Also, the Stellar folks should seriously consider the risk that much of their userbase can be instantly and permanently removed if Facebook is compelled to remove it by political or legal pressure — or decides they just don’t want to be in thu business of providing authentication for currency schemes. (The same applies to tying to any other proprietary platform, of course; and Facebook may be less whimsical in this regard than, say, Apple.)
I think Facebook currently requires that Facebook game makers only use Facebook Credits for in-app purchases—hopefully Stellar’s lawyers checked that they’re not violating anything in the Facebook terms of service.
Thanks for replying. It sounds like you went to the trouble of signing up and were then disappointed to find this out. Sorry about that. Note that the post currently says (and has said since I first submitted it, I think; certainly I haven’t yet edited it since seeing your comment):
What should I conclude from that, and your comment? Do I need to make it clearer? Might other people overlook that, or do you think it was rare that you overlooked it (assuming you did)?
So I did read that line. I understood that you need to make it interact with Facebook in order to get 1000 STR back after donating it to MIRI. What I didn’t understand was that you also need to make it interact with Facebook in order to get the free 6000 STR that you get for signing up—as claimed on MIRI’s Facebook page.
What confuses me is that cryptocurrencies are supposed to support anonymity. Facebook is the anti-thesis of anonymity.
Requiring Facebook is a good way for them to stop people from creating numerous fake accounts to get the free 6000 units on each account.
It doesn’t get you your time back, but that is my fault and I do apologise. I have edited the post to try to make this clear. If you take a look and find my explanation still lacking, feel free to let me know.