Have you come across sites that make you login using your google account?

[edprush]

Why are they doing this?

Probably trying to steal my google password or something? Maybe they get a kick-back ($$$$) from google?

 

[James Bond]

Give an example of a site that does that.. I've never heard of that--sounds like phishing.

 

[MrBond]

Google accounts are sometimes tied to google checkout accounts. If you use Google Checkout, your CC info is stored and they could use it to buy stuff for themselves.

What sort of sites are you talking about? If it's a retailer, they possibly use Google Checkout and are offering that as a way to pay.

 

[Safeway]

Yea, since Google now has Google Checkout, they are just like PayPal phishing schemes.

 

[purbeast0]

thanks for the link to your example :thumbsup:

 

[edprush]

I come across sites using this type of login every day.

Here's another one: null

 

[2Xtreme21]

Orkut is run by Google.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: edprush
I come across sites using this type of login every day.

Here's another one: null

companies Google owns

@Last Software, Inc.
Android, Inc.
Applied Semantics, Inc.
dMarc Broadcasting, Inc.
Ganji Inc.
Google International LLC
Google LLC
Google Payment Corp.
Ignite Logic, Inc.
JASS Inc.
JG Productions Inc.
JotSpot Inc.
Kaltix Corporation
Liquid Acquisition Corp. 2
Neotonic Software Corporation
Nevengineering, Inc.
Orkut.com, LLC
Picasa LLC
PiFidelity Holding Corporation
PiFidelity LLC
Scott Concepts, LLC
Scott Studios, LLC
SkillSet LLC
The Salinger Group LLC
Transformic, Inc.
Upstartle, LLC
Urchin Software Corporation
Where2 LLC
YouTube, LLC
ZipDash, Inc.
Aegino Limited
@Last Software, Ltd.
At Last Software GmbH
allPAY GmbH
bruNET GmbH
bruNET Holding AG
bruNET Schweiz GmbH
Endoxon Ltd.
Endoxon (India) Private Ltd.
Endoxon Prepress AG
Endoxon (Deutchland) GmbH
Google (Hong Kong) Limited
Google Advertising and Marketing Limited
Google Akwan Internet Ltda.
Google Argentina S.R.L.
Google Australia Pty Ltd.
Google Belgium NV
Google Bermuda Limited
Google Bermuda Unlimited
Google Brasil Internet Ltda.
Google Canada Corporation
Google Chile Limitada
Google Czech Republic s.r.o.
Google Denmark ApS
Google Finland OY
Google France SarL
Google Information Technology Services Limited Liability Company
Google Germany GmbH
Google India Private Limited
Google International GmbH
Google Ireland Holdings
Google Ireland Limited
Google Israel Ltd
Google Italy s.r.l.
Google Japan Inc.
Google Korea, LLC.
Google Limited Liability Company - Google OOO
Google Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.
Google Netherlands B.V.
Google Netherlands Holdings B.V.
Google New Zealand Ltd.
Google Norway AS
Google Payment Ltd.
Google Payment Hong Kong Limited
Google Payment Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Google Poland Sp. z o.o.
Google Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Google South Africa (Proprietary) Limited
Google Spain, S.L.
Google Sweden AB
Google Switzerland GmbH
Google UK Limited
Neven Vision KK
Neven Vision Germany GmbH
Leonberger Holdings B.V.
Reqwireless Inc.
Skydocks GmbH

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: edprush
I come across sites using this type of login every day.

Here's another one: null

LOL, uninformed FTW

 

[edprush]

you're right.