FanLib requests ff.net passwords.

[icarus]

News Item: scarah2 let me know that FanLib requests your ff.net password and email to upload stories. I set up an account and checked this out.

It's true.

This is a violation of basic internet security. I don't know the security and bandwidth implications for fanfiction.net.

FanFiction.net has posted the following notice: "May 22nd, 2007 -- The login process has been enhanced to prevent 'bots' from attempting to access your accounts. Please note to never share your email and password combination with anyone."

Comments

[lttledvl.livejournal.com]

so they want your info to upload stories? i suppose it's disguised as an easy way to do uploads, but what's to keep them from getting into your account?

the whole 'it's ours while it's posted, but reverts back to you if you remove the story' becames a bit unvalidated since they now have access to any stories you have on ff.net and they could concievably snag any they wanted

not to mention if any copyright violations/C&D orders, etc crop up, they could also say 'btw, so-n-so has other stories here'

what depths are they going to sink to next?

oh, and i'll be waiting for the statement denying that they ever requested this info....

[bruinsfan.livejournal.com]

Seriously, what next? Are they going to start soliciting [i]Interview with the Vampire[/i] fanfic and turn over the writers' personal information to Anne Rice?