[pippy360]

Sorry to pile on but, the google sign on also turned me away. I have a google account and usually use it to sign up for sites I'm interested in but when it's used to gate content that could be accessible without a login I just feel like my data is being harvested.

If you really want to keep the login then maybe a message like we won't spam email you unless asked and only want your to log in to protect against bots would help.

[tompccs]

OP here. Appreciate the honesty. I actually agree - I think the same way and I'm realising now that we don't do a good enough job of communicating the need to the user. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

[pseudalopex]

> If you really want to keep the login then maybe a message like we won't spam email you unless asked and only want your to log in to protect against bots would help.

Such messages are lies usually in my experience.