discussion Is it safe to use ProtonMail + a VPN ?

[El Buho]

What do you think about using an anonymous Email service like Proton Mail to register in conjunction with a VPN? Would that make it hard to track you?

 

[AlfaBit]

What do you think about using an anonymous Email service like Proton Mail to register in conjunction with a VPN? Would that make it hard to track you?

Use a temporary email instead of proton mail, that'd be safer, although you'd have to remember your login credentials, once you forgot they are gone

 

[El Buho]

Use a temporary email instead of proton mail, that'd be safer, although you'd have to remember your login credentials, once you forgot they are gone

Can you give an example of a temporary email service? Also, when I set up my Proton email, I was using a VPN so proton did not know my IP address, plus Proton does not ask for a telephone # or address, so they don't know who I am right?

 

[AlfaBit]

Can you give an example of a temporary email service? Also, when I set up my Proton email, I was using a VPN so proton did not know my IP address, plus Proton does not ask for a telephone # or address, so they don't know who I am right?

Yeah it's right but you are probably going to forget using the proton mail service one of these days, not anything to worry about really imo but just saying how it is, and about a reliable temporary mail service, well I have been using one that's call temp mail, search it on play store or install the extension on your Chrome although the extension emails weren't allowed on this site for me but mobile version e-mails were/are working fine.

 

[User_124703]

that's call temp mail, search it on play store or install the extension on your Chrome

Ahm...
Anonymity on a google device or chrome browser?
I think you should overthink it...

What do you think about using an anonymous Email service like Proton Mail to register in conjunction with a VPN?

That´s exactly what I have done...

Would that make it hard to track you?

I hope so.
It depends on your device and software you are using...
As stated. A (Google) Android smartphone is not safe.
A custom android smartphone... depends on the installed Apps.

 

[AlfaBit]

Ahm...
Anonymity on a google device or chrome browser?
I think you should overthink it...

That´s exactly what I have done...

I hope so.
It depends on your device and software you are using...
As stated. A (Google) Android smartphone is not safe.
A custom android smartphone... depends on the installed Apps.

I doubt they are using tor browser.
So yeah no need to overthink it.

 

[User_124703]

I doubt they are using tor browser.
So yeah no need to overthink it.

Who uses Tor browser?

Google tracks everything on your Smartphone/Tablet etc. Even if the Data goes through TOR. On your Phone it is decrypted. And Google scans your screen. (If you use Assistant or just google App on your phone, with your consent)

 

[AlfaBit]

Who uses Tor browser?

Google tracks everything on your Smartphone/Tablet etc. Even if the Data goes through TOR. On your Phone it is decrypted. And Google scans your screen. (If you use Assistant or just google App on your phone, with your consent)

I don't use Google on my phone, neither I told them to use it, I was saying that about the Google desktop version, but really if they are so worried about anonymity they should definitely go for tor browser because literally every mainstream browser tracks your shit and every back stream browsers are Shaddy anyway.

 

[User_124703]

I don't use Google on my phone, neither I told them to use it,

You told em to use play store.
That implies a google Android.
But I´m out.

 

[AlfaBit]

You told em to use play store.
That implies a google Android.
But I´m out.

That's not a google android, that's an android, literally every android device has play store and google login option preinstalled, but yeah a rooted Android device without anything but a browser to surf this and any other questionable site might be the best idea.

 

[odspyykt]

Guerilla Mail - another temp email service
Mozilla private mode set to default
Use VPN
Veracrypt to encrypt files.
Eraser to erase files securely.
Use Tor for most security.

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[odspyykt]

Forgot to mention, there is no guarantee the VPN you are using is completely safe. Met someone who knew the previous owner of PIA vpn service before it was sold. Said the new owners were tracking client data info to monetize it. Don't know if it can be tied to use user accounts, but something to be concerned about.

 

[El Buho]

Ahm...
Anonymity on a google device or chrome browser?
I think you should overthink it...

That´s exactly what I have done...

I hope so.
It depends on your device and software you are using...
As stated. A (Google) Android smartphone is not safe.
A custom android smartphone... depends on the installed Apps.

Well, I am very old school and use a 12 yro PC +VPN. for all my internet stuff.

 

[Uthuriel]

Guys... if you want to buy weed just go ask some kid at your local park... no need for VPN, TOR and a rooted android.

 

[stark]

I use a VPN plus Startmail. On PC, pretty much nothing on a phone is secure. You can set up an alias email address to verify your login info then erase that alias and do another for each site. That way they can't track the same email address across sites.
Just remember that anything free is 100% selling your data, and anything you pay for is probably selling your data.

 

[El Buho]

I use a VPN plus Startmail. On PC, pretty much nothing on a phone is secure. You can set up an alias email address to verify your login info then erase that alias and do another for each site.

Please clarify: you say " You can set up an alias email address to verify your login info then erase that alias and do another for each site." Do you mean to use a new email name on Startmail each time?

 

[Republican Bear]

Let em come after me for visiting a game forum. There's nothing illegal about that in my country.

As I don't produce, make, or earn money off illegal A.I art.

 

[stark]

Please clarify: you say " You can set up an alias email address to verify your login info then erase that alias and do another for each site." Do you mean to use a new email name on Startmail each time?

yeah, in your account you have your main email address, then when you sign up to a website you can create [email protected] (or whatever, it's random) and that'll get emailed to you as long as it's active. Then you can change it to another random address for the next thing you sign up to. That way when they sell your info, it's only for that one site and can't be connected to anything else you sign up to.

 

[ツSisterSexualシ]

Can you give an example of a temporary email service? Also, when I set up my Proton email, I was using a VPN so proton did not know my IP address, plus Proton does not ask for a telephone # or address, so they don't know who I am right?

they asked me for a phone number and other email verification to send some stuff I'd need to accept before verifying actual proton lol
weird Switzerland ngl, keep tracking your shit no matter what

 

[User_124703]

There's nothing illegal about that in my country.

You´re lucky.