Your online identity is owned by your email provider

This article highlights the issue of email service providers essentially owning users’ online identities due to the widespread use of email addresses as login credentials and contact information. Many people don’t consider the implications of relying on a single email provider for their online identity, and often fail to read the terms of service or privacy policies of these services. The author suggests that email was never designed to serve as an online identity management tool and proposes that users should rethink their reliance on email addresses for such purposes. They also mention the lack of alternative self-sovereign solutions currently available, urging readers to carefully consider their email address choice, as it may be a decision they have to live with for life.