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  • Vinayvinay@veganism.social
    Oct 16, 2024, 3:57 AM

    I was talking to a friend about how annoying accessing services or even public WiFi has become because of login/"give us your details" requirements. What surprised me was that she's been giving out her real info (and consequently getting spammed).

    So, here's a #PSA for anyone who needs to hear this - You are not obligated to give out your real info!

    Public WiFi asking for my name, email, age and gender? I'm a 90 YO woman named "NoneOf" (first name) "YourBusiness" (last name) with the email "admin@(whichever website is demanding my info)". You want to send me spam? Go right ahead, you'll just spam yourself.

    #data #privacy #FightBack

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  • Vinayvinay@veganism.social
    Oct 16, 2024, 4:01 AM

    And yes, I'm aware that there are websites whose forms send you a confirmation code via email or phone number. I usually just submit the form with dummy data first and if it says "enter the code sent to your phone/email", I evaluate whether I care enough to give out my real info to do whatever I'm trying to do and resubmit the form.

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