Also requests access to your Organizations. Not sure my employer would appreciate that!
Yup, which means I won't be logging in right away. It looks neat, but I don't think I want to leak private info just because something is shiny.
Yeah, we're looking into a better way to allow folks to export to private repos (which is something people asked for) while not having to ask all users for everything. Stay tuned.
You don't need an account to try it out, only to keep your projects around for more than a few days and Facebook login is another option to consider.