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Maybe. But they're a bad mental model for software developers because user based security is way more limited than what you can do with capabilities.

And they're confusing for users, too. Signal isn't another "user" on my phone. Its still me. I just decide what capabilities I grant it on the day. "Yes, you can use location tracking for now - but only until later in the day."




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