What people don't understand about OAuth

  Here's a key point a lot of people don't get about OAuth.
  When you grant an application access with OAuth, you are giving them the same power you would with your username and password.
  The main difference is that instead of a password that was chosen by you, a secret key generated by Twitter gives them access to your account. They can still add or remove followers, send DMs on your behalf, or post tweets, or replies. When you give an app permission with OAuth they get to be you on Twitter, exactly as if you had given them your password.
  True, each app gets a different secret key, so you can de-authorize one app without de-authorizing all. That's the advantage that OAuth gives users. Sure, it has some value. But it's a convenience, it doesn't add security.
  There have been a lot of vague promises made that have led people to believe they are safer but that is not true.
  See also: Jon Udell on a cost of OAuth.