Privacy for domains
Hi :) How concernt are you about leaking your personal information by using a custom-domain for emails? Because anyone could see, who registered the domain, correct?
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Many or most registrars have the option to hide your info from public view. I know that Namecheap.com offers that for free.
joker.com does that as well. This always implies KYC though, otherwise maybe Njalla or similar.
subpoenas can still reveal the owner
Your threat model will determine whether spending extra on Njalla is worth it over simple Whois protection from your registrar.
You can use Njalla to register domains anonymously. They offer anonymous crypto currency payments with currencies like Monero. The company was created by one of the founders of The Pirate Bay. They're also on Mastodon: https://njalla.social/@njalla
Domain privacy should be included on most TLDs.
subpoenas can still reveal the owner
Yup, no getting around that.
besides lying, which might be illegal in your area, and/or grounds for having the domain seized if anyone complains.
Of course there is. Give fictitious info. Pay with monero. Use Tor.
That will get your domain shut down if they find out. Risky since all your accounts will be tied to emails at that domain.
Not if you choose a good domain provider..
Do you have any that you like?
The one run by the Swedish pirate bay guy that many mention seems the best
Most have WHOIS privacy. Anybody looking up the domain can see that it's registered to whichever company you choose but cannot get your direct information from it. Obviously, if you're under any kind of investigation or something, then the government will just subpoena the domain registrar and ask for your personal information.
I am quite happy with Njalla, haven't had any issues yet
Some companies such as porkbun have whois privacy.
Source: https://porkbun.com/products/whois_privacy
subpoenas can still reveal the owner
Yeah, not much you can do about that sadly, other than not doing this gs that would result in a subpoena.
I have seen people with an axe to grind use frivolous lawsuits to reveal domain identities, you don't actually have to do anything wrong for that to happen.
I think the only issue with that is that when/if it is found out then the domain will likely be seized because you violated your contract with the registrar to provide accurate information.
My understanding is that they don't... practically at all. But if compelled by a court to give your information, they could later learn that the information you provided was false. Or maybe someone reported you and they ask for some type of verification. Either way, it's one of many tactics that can be used against someone, even if you only gave fake information to protect your own privacy.
Frivolous DMCAs have also been used to reveal identities of people someone didn't like.
The owner says that the king of Madagascar owns the domain. Good luck.
Porkbun vs namecheap. Which is the better one?
Porkbun because they accept crypto. At least to me that is a very important factor
Namecheap also accepts bitcoin payments
Bitcoin isn't very anonymous lol. Its worse than paying with a credit card.
Better to use a privacy coin like Monero.
Cool. I was not aware of that