Is there any prior art about using webfinger to discover people by phone number/email address?
I.e., .well-known/webfinger?resource=mailto:the@laxla.quest for email, and .well-known/webfinger?resource=tel:+97250xxxxxxx for telephone numbers.
Could be a neat feature (on opt-in basis of course).
#activitypub #webfinger #fediverse
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2024-02-01 19:20:19
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npub14snta85578ff57vnmedc9q7nw7ds2syssmeqjqrzc5wlggextmfser6e2rPublished at
2024-02-01 19:20:19Event JSON
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