[jl6]

Sure, but capabilities and handles are technical terms of art below the level at which regular users need to understand. The idea that an app is another person using your computer is not a terrible abstraction in terms of helping people make sense of what's happening.

[josephg]

Maybe. But they're a bad mental model for software developers because user based security is way more limited than what you can do with capabilities.

And they're confusing for users, too. Signal isn't another "user" on my phone. Its still me. I just decide what capabilities I grant it on the day. "Yes, you can use location tracking for now - but only until later in the day."