alt Hacker News> No, the OAuth token is supposed to be used solely with the context of a first-party app only.
The web doesn't work like that. The operators of google.com saying you must only use Chrome to load it is a ridiculous concept. It's not spoofing to use your own access credentials on your own computer to access your own account on an HTTP API.
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NewsaHackO • yesterday at 6:58 PM
>The web doesn't work like that. The operators of google.com saying you must only use Chrome to load it is a ridiculous concept.
I have no idea what you are talking about. Chrome? Are you sure you are replying to the right thread?
By this logic video game companies shouldn't be allowed to ban cheaters.