Your online identity is owned by your email provider (2019)

Re:Your online identity is owned by your email provider (2019) by TedDoesntTalk on Friday August 26, 2022 @02:10AM (#32603870)

> people should stop and think carefully when choosing the @example.com part of their email address. It’s a decision you’re probably set to live with for life

Really? I’ve had dozens of email addresses over decades. I have a few favorites but even those have changed over time. I think your is hyperbole.

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Re:Your online identity is owned by your email provider (2019) by demopathos on Friday August 26, 2022 @02:25AM (#32603953)

Then you fall outside the probably. The overwhelming majority of people have a single address their entire life

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Re:Your online identity is owned by your email provider (2019) by TedDoesntTalk on Friday August 26, 2022 @01:09PM (#32610145)

I guess those people only have one job their whole lives, too, and never lived before Gmail became popular.

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Re:Your online identity is owned by your email provider (2019) by demopathos on Friday August 26, 2022 @02:57PM (#32611371)

Jobs exepted for pretty clear reasons. And yes Gmail has been dominant for quite a bit of time - especially since the period where it was possible to have your email be your digital identity.

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