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1. ACCount39 · 1790627020 · focus · HN ↗

   This might be one of the closest things I've seen to actually being able to own your account - instead of having it not just owned by a second party in every way that matters, but also beholden to a third party via an e-mail or a phone number you can't possibly own in any meaningful way.

   That's pretty important in a world where the likes of Google can and will just reject your attempt to log in with a valid password on the grounds of "we don't like you", and force you to "confirm" yourself using a phone number that's defunct since 2009.

   The issue is, as often is the case, adoption.

   1. verdverm · 1790627458 · focus · HN ↗

      did:web is closer to owning your own identity, this is a central database controlled by an organization

      The PLC makes it easy for Bluesky to be a custodian and onboard new users

      1. ACCount39 · 1790630368 · focus · HN ↗

         Doesn't did:web suffer from the same flaw as e-mail on your own domain - not being able to actually own a domain?

         1. verdverm · 1790632468 · focus · HN ↗

            it's a shame the way handshake and crypto went, that was an actually great use for blockchain

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