• Richie’s Computer Stuff@lemmy.ca
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    17 hours ago

    One way to deal with this I’ve been doing for a little while is to use a service that enables me to use email aliases. It’s mostly meant to avoid email address leaks, but will also make it harder for online services and companies to track you, since it’s a big point of tracking. You can also use it to figure out who sold your email address. Not a perfect solution, but it’s something. I’ve been using Proton. Whether or not you trust them is up to you, but they do offer this ability (I just can’t remember if it’s free or paid).

    • 4grams@awful.systems
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      17 hours ago

      Oh, agreed, I do this as well. Again though, so much bullshit, why should we need dozens or hundreds of email addresses?

      I feel like everyone is so used to needing accounts for everything, it’s just accepted as a given. When you go to the store to purchase a newspaper, should we have to bring our passport?