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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @expatriotic OP 17 Feb \ parent \ on: How & why to make a new email address for EVERYTHING in your life. tech
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. You should have the option of adding an email for recovery IF YOU WANT after you make the account.
It defeats logic.
How does one sign up for their FIRST email address if every time they're required to give an email address.
You literally just admitted they'd be forced to use Google... Facepalm
That's awful UX.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @SwapMarket 17 Feb
Creating a throw-away gmail account is not "using Google". I have a number of proton accounts for various anon identities.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @expatriotic OP 18 Feb
I have a thow-a-way account for google play on my GrapheneOS phone. You miss my point entirely.
  1. How does one get a FIRST email if they are always REQUIRED to give an email to get an email...
  2. Most normies existing emails are doxxed and THAT is what they'd use to sign up with Proton Mail
  3. Using Google != using Google??
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @anon 18 Feb
missed the point. can sign up for proton with some of the temp email sites.....which are 100% anonymous.
also nymbox requires an email also you tell folks to sign up for tuta...so why wouldn't they just du that for Proton?
This is a nice tutorial but it's all a little ridiculously over the top. someone "just trying to leave google" is gonna
  1. sign up for paid tuta (a little less than the price of these shenanagins)
  2. use the 15+ extra email addresses / aliases.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @expatriotic OP 20 Feb
BTW, I got an answer from RandomNym about needing an email and he replied thus:
At the moment we also do not verify if a customer email address really exists. Would be better if we would do it as we run sometimes in issues because of that but that's how it works right now
So technically my guide's flow stands, no need to get your private Tuta email first
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @expatriotic OP 18 Feb
missed the point. can sign up for proton with some of the temp email sites.....which are 100% anonymous.
No I didn't. Requiring email to get email is dumb. I do USE proton, I just don't use it for my custom domain or aliasing. Feel free to deviate with the guide at will. It's MY set-up.
also nymbox requires an email
Good point, I should make getting a Tuta email step one not step two. Good catch. And yes, Mynymbox and Addy.io will require your email. Only these two people will know your actual email. Then everyone else gets an alias.
also you tell folks to sign up for tuta...so why wouldn't they just du that for Proton?
Because it's MY guide and this is MY opinion and set-up. HOLY SHIT
someone ... is gonna
  1. sign up for paid tuta (a little less than the price of these shenanagins)
  2. use the 15+ extra email addresses / aliases.
Okay... let 'em. What in my guide prevents someone from deviating. I'm showing what I do. And I state why. If someone doesn't want to follow it... Cool. But why post here anonymously to point out that obvious fact?
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