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I hate it when a service doesn't have a way to use a password but instead forces me to use a 3rd party. Using a 3rd party like google for the password is a breach of my privacy. I do not want to give too much data to facebook or google.

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It is a very valid point and I agree with you. This is a known fact; if you sign up with a social account you give up on privacy. When you sign up in a service with a username and password there are a lot of unknowns. Do you know if their understand security at all, if your password is properly stored, if they protect your data from brute force attacks, timing attacks, etc.

True but if I signup with a username and a password, I use a random password, the email I use is specific to that service and I only answer 'security' questions with random data that is then stored in a local password manager.

Now I'll admit this is not the behavior of typical users but I like having that possibility.

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