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Usually connect to Walmart's WiFi but they changed their policy I guess, won't be doing that now... (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

For the email, you can use an email alias service like Addy or SimpleLogin. They're both open-source and offer free tiers. I never give out my real email to anyone now except actual contacts.

After that, I think a VPN would probably still work to disguise what you're doing from Walmart, but I'm not a 100% certain on that so I won't link any.

But yeah, definitely use email alias wherever you can.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Do you do that with utility companies and bills?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I do.

    I use SimpleLogin and ProtonMail.

    Some sites have I’ll actually know you’re using SimpleLogin though and just say no, but they’re few and far between.

    You could also use your own domain if you have one or buy a cheap one.

    Then you can create as many as you like and just kill them as and when you need.

    SimpleLogin has plugins for all browsers and phones so it’s not too difficult to create new addresses.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I do it with everything. The only people who have my real email address are my family. Everything else is a masked email. It's especially nice because if I start getting spam on one email I can immediately tell which site sold my info and I never use that site again.

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