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Some Redditors say they're walking away after Apollo app shuts down (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Apollo founder Christian Selig said he's "heartbroken" about pulling the plug on the third-party app following Reddit's API pricing changes.

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[–] myusernameisokay@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You need to supply the app with your username and password. The app could theoretically steal your credentials when you enter them in order to login. It’s a good reason to not reuse passwords.

[–] Paradox@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago

Also enable 2fa on your Lemmy account

[–] heylilsharty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oof, I didn’t give this thought when I signed in. I luckily didn’t reuse my password here but that’s a great reminder, and good to know my exposure…