I signed into italki using Facebook, but I didn't know people from italki could find my Facebook when I did that. I've gotten messages and friend requests from people on there now, but I only want italki people to follow me on italki, not message me on FB. Can I disconnect FB from italki and still sign in to italki using FB? Or can I switch my account on italki somehow so there's no FB stuff?
1] Go to your<em> </em><em>profile page</em>.
2] Click on <em>edit profile</em>.
3] Scroll down and go to <em>settings</em>.
4] On <em>account</em> and on <em>third-party services</em>, click on <em>edit</em>.
**Now, you can <em>disconnect facebook</em> and <em>modify your sign-in e-mail address </em>for italki.
**Don't forget to <em>check your other privacy settings</em>.
You can also e-mail italki support here:
Hope that helps.
Good luck! (^_^)
@Emma: You're welcome :-) I think you should NEVER (ever) link your accounts. It's very risky and you might lose all your accounts at once if it gets hacked. Stay safe :-)
@M_rk_s: Linking accounts makes it easier for people to sign-in to many web services at once. It saves time and also saves people from the trouble of remembering multiple account log-ins & passwords. On the other hand, doing that is very risky because it makes us an easy taget for hackers as they only need to crack one log-in username and one password for all the accounts. So, why are we provided with this option then? Well, web companies nowadays link to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. to increase their online ad revenues. More linked accounts = more online ads = more money for them = less privacy for us! It's so frustrating, isn't it? Have you heard of the recent changes in Google's TOS and also about the revamped new feature of Facebook that you can't keep your profile private anymore? They just want more money, I guess. They don't care anymore about "consumer privacy."
(^_^)
Thanks Julia. That worked. :)
Julia her answer is really good. But I just want to support you in this issue. Why does italki even want me to log on with facebook?
For example if I write something about my life, to improve my language skills, get a correction, I do not want everybody to get a link to that. It might for example be about frustrations at work. What is next? Log in through LinkedIn, the resume site? Anyway I have even locked my facebook account against all intruders, and I try at least not to say too sensitive stuff here. It's public, anyone can read. Be vigilant.
