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Re:The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in... by dragonwriter on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @04:29PM (#37228123)
What is stolen is information relied on for authentication, but using “identity” with that meaning is common, even in technology.

That is, after all, what an “identity provider” actually provides.

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Re:The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in... by drdaeman on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @09:22PM (#37230765)
"Identity provider" in technology is something that should be disavowed heavily, too. Identity is hard to define, but it's definitely not something that should be provided, unless we're talking about assuming others' identities.

Giving up ownership of our own identities led to very harmful results.

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