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		lima on Jan 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: Dropbox now requires access to contacts f... Wow, this is awful. I just tried to log into my account and I can't unless I give them access to my contacts. This is completely unacceptable - feels like a ransom.

rocketbop on Jan 15, 2021 [–]

You should be still able to log in with the same email with user/password, without being asked for a new permission.

lima on Jan 15, 2021 | [–]

I don't even have a password, I think.

mcintyre1994 on Jan 15, 2021 | | [–]

Does requesting a password reset work? Some websites will let you set a password on an OAuth account using that.

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