> Because email addresses are practically a requirement to function in society, I think they should be a public service. Everyone should have the right to get a

> Because email addresses are practically a requirement to function in society, I think they should be a public service. Everyone should have the right to get an email address controlled by a public service institution which guarantees you that you can move between service providers as you please. In some countries it has already been for a long time, for example Estonia gives everyone by default an email address that is tied to their national ID and you can forward mail from that address to any provider you want. Edit: Anybody barely uses it though because usually there is no need. But it's there in case you want to use it.