Thelsim@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoHow attached are you to your username?message-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up171arrow-down1message-squareHow attached are you to your username?Thelsim@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square95fedilinkfile-text
Do you have a single username you feel attached to? Or do you like to use different names for different occasions?
minus-squarenachtigall@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoNot at all. These days I just use random words when I sign up for new services. I used to have a ‘consistent’ online identity, but at some point I decided I didn’t want others to be able to make connections between them.
minus-squareKnusper@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoYeah, one of the advantages of password managers that’s not often mentioned. Aside from your password, it can remember what username, e-mail address, phone number, fake name or whatever else you used during signup.
Not at all. These days I just use random words when I sign up for new services.
I used to have a ‘consistent’ online identity, but at some point I decided I didn’t want others to be able to make connections between them.
Yeah, one of the advantages of password managers that’s not often mentioned. Aside from your password, it can remember what username, e-mail address, phone number, fake name or whatever else you used during signup.