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minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·12 hours agoYes, I understand how email aliasing works. Again, how is that more private than a username?
minus-squaremox@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-210 hours 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-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-29 hours 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.