* Peter Schober peter.schober@univie.ac.at [2019-09-04 11:57]:
in order to log I'm requested to register an account (even after having logged in successfully via my institution[1]) by providing an email address and, later on, also my full name:
Note that while there have been comments about Elsevier and manual registration on this list earlier this year those were all in the context of the subject herself wanting to make use of personalisation:
* Bernd Oberknapp bo@ub.uni-freiburg.de [2019-07-18 16:55]:
Elsevier forces users to register with their names and email addresses (and maybe also additional data), otherwise the personalized features cannot be used
* Koren, Meshna (ELS-AMS) M.Koren@elsevier.com [2019-07-18 22:18]:
We (Elsevier [...]) tie a targetedID to an 'Elsevier user account' which is created in our database when a user decides to 'activate personalization'
Whereas right now I'm prompted to disclose personal information to simply log in to the site[1], without requesting anything at all, esp not the activation of personalisation features?
-peter
[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/ -> Sign in -> Sign in via your institution -> (log at inst. in and return) -> "Welcome. Enter your email to continue with ScienceDirect" / "Email is required".