• mox@lemmy.sdf.org
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    13 hours ago

    LOL what? No they’re not. How does an email protect your privacy over just a username?

    They said per-account email addresses, presumably meaning that when giving out an email address, you would use a different one for each service. That way, they couldn’t be used to link you across services, and you could easily delete one (and know who to blame) if it was abused.

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      12 hours ago

      Yes, I understand how email aliasing works. Again, how is that more private than a username?

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        10 hours ago

        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.

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          9 hours ago

          It’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.