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minus-squareUlrichlinkfedilinkEnglish1•12 days agoYes, I understand how email aliasing works. Again, how is that more private than a username?
minus-squaremoxlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-212 days agoI don’t see a claim of it being more private than a username. Perhaps the person you’re arguing with views them as equally private, or is thinking of services that require some form of contact info. I can’t speak for them.
minus-squareUlrichlinkfedilinkEnglish-3•edit-212 days agoIt’s right here: For 2FA, per-account email addresses and authenticor apps are the best approach for privacy. I can’t speak for them. But you just did.
Yes, I understand how email aliasing works. Again, how is that more private than a username?
I don’t see a claim of it being more private than a username. Perhaps the person you’re arguing with views them as equally private, or is thinking of services that require some form of contact info. I can’t speak for them.
It’s right here:
But you just did.