How often do you misrepresent yourself online? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by Crackhappy@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I asked a related question about how often you lie, on a daily basis, but I think this is more apropos for today's general aesthetic.

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[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 5 points 9 months ago

Having both worked in information security and been the victim of data breaches, I use a different random email address and different random name for every site so that credential stuffing will fail and so that my personal information cannot be used.

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