Hi :) How concernt are you about leaking your personal information by using a custom-domain for emails? Because anyone could see, who registered the domain, correct?

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Many or most registrars have the option to hide your info from public view. I know that Namecheap.com offers that for free.

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subpoenas can still reveal the owner

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Your threat model will determine whether spending extra on Njalla is worth it over simple Whois protection from your registrar.

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joker.com does that as well. This always implies KYC though, otherwise maybe Njalla or similar.

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Domain privacy should be included on most TLDs.

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subpoenas can still reveal the owner

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Yup, no getting around that.

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besides lying, which might be illegal in your area, and/or grounds for having the domain seized if anyone complains.

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If course there is. Give fictitious info. Pay with monero. Use Tor.

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You can use Njalla to register domains anonymously. They offer anonymous crypto currency payments with currencies like Monero. The company was created by one of the founders of The Pirate Bay. They’re also on Mastodon: https://njalla.social/@njalla

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Most have WHOIS privacy. Anybody looking up the domain can see that it’s registered to whichever company you choose but cannot get your direct information from it. Obviously, if you’re under any kind of investigation or something, then the government will just subpoena the domain registrar and ask for your personal information.

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I am quite happy with Njalla, haven’t had any issues yet

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