You are right. It's very annoying. It's even worse than having links that are behind a paywall, because at least a paywall usually indicates that funds are flowing to the person (reporter, etc.) who created the content. The google groups situation is quite different, and quite annoying. I never login to google groups to see something listed on HN. I wonder whether HN could provide an option to let readers avoid such items, by removing them from the listing or flagging them?
You are only being asked for a password because you're (partially) logged in to a Google Account already. Either log out, or open Google Groups links with "open in incognito window" if you use Chrome.
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You are right. It's very annoying. It's even worse than having links that are behind a paywall, because at least a paywall usually indicates that funds are flowing to the person (reporter, etc.) who created the content. The google groups situation is quite different, and quite annoying. I never login to google groups to see something listed on HN. I wonder whether HN could provide an option to let readers avoid such items, by removing them from the listing or flagging them?
You are only being asked for a password because you're (partially) logged in to a Google Account already. Either log out, or open Google Groups links with "open in incognito window" if you use Chrome.
Another poster said this only happens if you are logged in but need a session refresh.