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submitted 11 months ago by Kalcifer@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

More often than not, the best way to hide is to simply blend in with the crowds -- this also encompasses one's choice for a username. It is relatively simple to make a single throwaway account -- just come up with a username, and off you go -- however, if one makes throwaway accounts often, the task of thinking of a unique, and non-identifiable username can become a challenge. I would argue that poeple would often resort to using a pattern employing small changes for all subsequent usernames. Such patterns can be identified to a specific user if all users have their own unique patterns.

How can one reliably generate many unique-but-normal, and non-pattern-identifiable usernames?

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[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 11 months ago

I normally use the lastpass username generator, though fair warning, they will try to sell you lastpass.

[-] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago
[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 11 months ago

No, I don't use lastpass at all. Just the username generator.

[-] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago
[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 11 months ago

Does it? As far as I can tell, the only option is for a random word, which isn't really the same.

[-] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Yeh it's just random word and 4 numbers if you ask for the numbers.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, the lastpass one does random letters with options such as being pronouncable.

[-] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

That's good, I just wouldn't give lastpass the privilege of taking out my trash at this point.

[-] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[-] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 2 points 11 months ago

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this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2023
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