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It still connects your online identity with a physical address associated with you in some way. That's a lot more info than an email address alone ought to supp
by TimTheTinker 3y ago
It still connects your online identity with a physical address associated with you in some way. That's a lot more info than an email address alone ought to supply.
- dewey 3y agoIf you use your own domain you'd also have that same kind of connection in the whois records. You can of course bypass that by using other information in there but it will be the equivalent of using a PO box.
- RealStickman_ 3y agoThe WHOIS records for a lot of domains are hidden by default now and only know to the registrar, available in specific scenarios upon request.
- TimTheTinker 3y agoI always use a proxy like RespectMyPrivacy.org for whois DNS data fields.
- wildzzz 3y agoWhen using ham radio, you must transmit your callsign and therefore show your identity. Also all ham communication must be unencrypted. There's really no way to conceal your identity and operate legally. If this isn't for you, then don't participate. Having an email tied to your callsign is just for ease of communication. Someone can send an email to my callsign@winlink.org and it will be relayed to me over a ham radio mesh network to my receiver. Totally open but I just wouldn't use it for anything I wouldn't want someone else to see. Just like with social media networks, one may have multiple accounts with different rings of contacts. One ring might be people they know in real life and another might only be online "friends" they don't really trust with knowing their real identity.
- TimTheTinker 3y agoI'm not arguing against disclosing your callsign when connecting with other hams. I just wouldn't recommend using your callsign as part of your primary email address that you use to associate with all your online accounts.