[tor-bugs] #1610 [BridgeDB]: Turn mail requests into ’subscriptions’

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#1610: Turn mail requests into ’subscriptions’
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 Reporter:  phobos    |          Owner:       
     Type:  task      |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:       
Component:  BridgeDB  |        Version:       
 Keywords:  SponsorL  |         Parent:  #4380
   Points:            |   Actualpoints:       
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Comment(by sysrqb):

 Replying to [comment:5 arma]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 sysrqb]:
 > > Is BridgeDB a good place to have a database of email addresses (more
 than it already is)?
 >
 > Yes, I think so. Otherwise we have a separate place that has a database
 of email addresses, *and* we add some protocol for it to speak to bridgedb
 to learn what it should give out.

 My question was actually a misleading one (which you answered, thanks!).
 What I really should have asked was:

 Should BridgeDB really be storing email addresses at all? There are ways
 that it can link requests from an email address without comparing the
 actual email addresses. However, by not storing the real email address,
 this makes it difficult to have a subscription-based system.

 I guess this is another security vs usability issue :)

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