@dansup @davidr
Case in point:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/25/23141968/ftc-doj-twitter-settlement-phone-number-security-ad-targeting
I’m not at all saying this is something you or someone on Masto/Fedi would do, but this being a real-life example of why people would be hesitant, including me. I mean, that fine stems from the the birdsite was “good”, pre-Musk.