How to set up an anonymous user flow

https://fusionauth.io/blog/anonymous-user

by mooreds • 3 years ago

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LoganDark3• 3 years ago

For many applications, a user is forced to register for application access. You want to know who the user is so you can provide them with individualized functionality and data.
If your registration process requires an email or mobile phone number, registration allows you to market to your customers. This is great if you are pursuing a Product-led growth or freemium business model. Having contact information allows you to communicate with them directly, allowing you to remind them of the value of your application and driving re-engagement.

Ugh, this article is discusting. I can't bear to read the rest. "Having contact information allows you to communicate with them directly, allowing you to remind them of the value of your application" please no. No.

Definitely super grateful for Firefox Relay right about now.

JohnFen3• 3 years ago

Yep.

And the ad industry has been greatly encouraging applications and websites to have user accounts specifically as a way to work around the decreased ability to track people.

It's why I've adopted the policy of not signing up for accounts with anything unless the application or service is one I literally can't do without. Fortunately, the number of things that qualify as genuinely mandatory is within a rounding error of zero.

tough2• 3 years ago

How do you approach this for travel booking.

Like does it really matter if you get an account or not, when you're already providing all your PII for the ticket?

Asking because I'm wondering if I need a -checkout as guest- thing or not...

LoganDark3• 3 years ago

disgusting*. Noticed the typo just now and can't edit. Oops.

jareklupinski• 3 years ago

Used my phone's "Hide my identity" feature for the first time to sign up for a relatively well-known service.

Now I'm forever known to everyone on that service as an unintelligible string, since their login flow freezes the name you give them on signup, so I couldnt even fix it if I enjoyed the service.

mooreds• 3 years ago

Oops, definitely an implementation own-goal.

ReactiveJelly• 3 years ago

Every now and then I get friendly, personable marketing emails for "Ms. Ligma"

codercatdev• 3 years ago

Hope to be my own crazy string one day ;)

LoganDark3• 3 years ago

I was crazy once..

How to set up an anonymous user flow

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