Cookies, gpu Rendering, Mac Adresse, ip, User Agent and behavior are all identifiers which can tie all of your accounts together.
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Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I predicted this years and years ago when the internet was still young. I’m probably already well scanned and filed away like the rest of us, but as a rule of thumb I always come up with new usernames for everything just to be safe. I’m never the same on more than two platforms max. I’ve never connected my usernames to my identity, I’ve just always been paranoid about it since dial up was a thing.
Plus, I like the change. You get infinite new starts and it really gives you time to think and build on your first impressions. I highly recommend it. Not even my MMO accounts use the same character names from any other MMO. I have many abandoned emails, and never name them anything similar.
If you’re going to be online, always keep moving. Keep changing, keep remaking yourself, and do it often. The same goes for avatars. Change them often and try not to use too many from actual hobbies you like. AI slop is out there, just generate something locally or pick something random that looks cool.
RepleteLocum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Valmond@lemmy.world 1 week ago
-“They got him because he always use the same password”.
You’re identifying yourself with a whole bunch of stuff like configs and more. Back in the day usolating multi users (in games) used screen resolution for example.
Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Yeah, screen resolution is still used sometimes, I think. Fonts is a big one. I believe there’s software and extensions that makes it look like you have a bunch of random fonts, but I haven’t looked too hard into it.
Just never have money. You’ll almost never interest anyone. I’m broke af, so I’m boring and worthless af.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Never abandon your emails. Scammers can reuse your address.
Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I keep them locked and change the passwords once in a while. Basically, once my address starts getting a ton of spam and scams per day, I stop using that address. Only the one I’m currently using shows notifications. The rest only show when there’s a login.
I don’t change too often. I still only have a handful.