> The only place this is likely to be an issue is when a site knows you but you assume you're anonymous. If you're using a web service where you want to be anon

> The only place this is likely to be an issue is when a site knows you but you assume you're anonymous. If you're using a web service where you want to be anonymous, connecting anything with your identity is a bad idea. While I wish the article headline mentioned Gravatar as opposed to Github, I think it is worth realizing that Github provides instructions to use a fake email address in your .gitconfig to protect your privacy [1] while simultaneously requiring you to provide a valid email address while setting up your account. [2] [1]: https://help.github.com/articles/keeping-your-email-address-private https://help.github.com/articles/keeping-your-email-address-... [2]: https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service#a-account-terms https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service#a-a...