The operating system does not need to know your full name, email and location in order to manage your hardware and software, yet systemd has had optional fields for those for years and nobody complained. They added an extra optional field for the date of birth.
> Some of this has been fueled by a misinformation campaign that has targeted the systemd project and Taylor specifically, resulting in Taylor being doxxed and receiving death threats.
The Signal device linking feature is just as fast. It's partly a trick -- it will look for QR codes even outside the central area, so under good conditions it can get a read before you even get a rough orientation.