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Email is such a terrible way to associate identity. And, I think the industry is really misguided in not taking on the challenge of standardizing identity in a
by ap22213 12y ago
Email is such a terrible way to associate identity. And, I think the industry is really misguided in not taking on the challenge of standardizing identity in a way that's not tied to email (or phone, or phone number, more recently). Sure, it's the quick way, the path of least resistance, but there are so many issues with email as identity, and it's really frustrating to me, as a user.
- celticninja 12y agoPATH of least resistance
- ap22213 12y agoThanks
- sp332 12y agoLike what? Email gives you a name and a domain, which gives you the ability to pick your name and your namespace. It's a pretty good system. In fact, I work for an ISP that will let you pick an email-looking identifier to log into HBO Go etc. even if we don't actually host your email.
- ap22213 12y agoOver the years, I've had to accumulate many different email addresses. I have all of my work addresses, and then I have all the multiples of gmail, hotmail, live mail, yahoo mail, icloud, etc. Each of these addresses is associated with different web accounts, and I can't consolidate or even associate different addresses to different accounts. Worse, I can't migrate to a new email provider (say, my own) without lots of work. Now, I have new 'identities', too - facebook, twitter, linkedin, my phone, etc. To me, it's a mess, but maybe I'm in the minority.
- sp332 12y agoIt's definitely a mess, I just can't think of anything better.