GitHub not showing that apps "act on your behalf" when only logging in
4 months ago
- #User Experience
- #GitHub
- #Security
- GitHub has updated its consent page for GitHub Apps to selectively show the 'Act on your behalf' warning.
- The warning now only appears if the app requests permissions to access resources or make writes on the user's behalf.
- Previously, even apps only requesting read permissions for user profile data displayed this warning, causing confusion.
- Around 50% of app authorizations were for sign-in purposes only, leading to unnecessary support tickets and user hesitation.
- The change aims to reduce confusion and improve user experience by only showing warnings when necessary.