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by mlhpdx 478 days ago
Not the same thing at all. An email address is a hierarchical construct with different ownership at each level, and a phone number isn’t.
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pllbnk 478 days ago
It used to be before government regulations were put in place. I don't care much about the technical feasibility currently. When and if a law is put in place it becomes up to the developers to create a solution.
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mlhpdx 478 days ago
Ownership isn’t a problem developers can solve, but lawyers will line up for it. After 50 or whatever years there is a lot of calcification around email.
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