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The same problem exists, but has less of an impact on other platforms as well. For example, switching to a domain based handle on Bluesky will make your old ha
by ryan29 3y ago
The same problem exists, but has less of an impact on other platforms as well. For example, switching to a domain based handle on Bluesky will make your old handle available for re-registration. That makes you vulnerable to impersonation via the old handle.
I wonder if some of these platforms could allow aliases, so, using the example in the article, switching from 'MyOrganization' to 'NewOrganization' lets you keep 'MyOrganization' as a permanent alias. Obviously that would invite namespace squatting, but I think you could solve that by charging a one time fee for an alias. If you're renaming an organization it's likely worth $50+ to keep the old namespace.
Ideally, everything should move to domains as namespaces IMO. I'd rather maintain a single domain vs (hopefully) matching namespaces across a dozen different platforms.