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While I agree that dealing with lost/defunct email addresses and thus accounts can be a challenge there may be other solutions to these (e.g. SMS confirmation,
by mgreg 11y ago
While I agree that dealing with lost/defunct email addresses and thus accounts can be a challenge there may be other solutions to these (e.g. SMS confirmation, backup pass phrases). In any case it seems we're letting the perfect be the enemy of good with this line of argument. Persona provides significant privacy and perhaps security to alternatives.
- cvalentin 11y agoThe problem at that point becomes you start to implement a service, rather than a protocol. I'm not sure there is necessarily a solution for identity with the way email is currently implemented.