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> On the other hand, mobile is where the puck is going, and the base identity for mobile is phone number. I don't get this. Just because you're using a device
by Nullabillity 10y ago
> On the other hand, mobile is where the puck is going, and the base identity for mobile is phone number.
I don't get this. Just because you're using a device that has historically been tied to a specific method of identification doesn't mean that you have to limit yourself to that? Should desktop chat clients start only identifying people by IP addresses?
- detaro 10y agoIndeed. Nearly all phone-number-as-identity services fail at allowing multiple clients (Whatsapp and Signal have at least something, but not perfect either), which is probably the biggest issue I have with newer messengers. And it makes changing my phone number more annoying, for IMHO no good reason. Allow people to configure their phone number for discovery if they want, but don't make it the primary identifier.
- Jordrok 10y ago+1 to this. I have never wanted to bind my identity to my phone number and never will. This is an anti-feature to me.