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Japan Post is rolling out such a system: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44117779 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44117779
by sidpatil 11mo ago
Japan Post is rolling out such a system: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44117779 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44117779
- ceejayoz 11mo agoApple also does it via “hide my email”.
- dns_snek 11mo agoBut that's just an identifier which you can easily update when you move, like a domain=>IP mapping? Businesses still have your physical address. A system where they didn't get our address at all would be great but I think we would also need alternative payment providers that don't share any billing-related address information with the business.
- atonse 11mo agoI love this idea, but then doesn’t it create a centralized target for hackers? I suppose that’s still better cuz then it also creates a centralized point and resources for securing the database.