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Anything wrong with using my real name in email aliases with organizations I have to communicate using my real identity anyway? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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One example would be state disability programs, they already need my real name and identity to work with me. Are there any downsides to sharing a simplelogin alias containing my real name vs no containing my real name? I just think it would be easier record keeping for them.

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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I have a Gmail for all important emails that's my real name. I'm very careful to only use it for important things. I never use it for online orders of any sort.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lol that's the one you should not use for important things

[–] chimera@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think it’s okay, if he uses this account for government related stuff, banking, insurance, work and so on, he already lost all privacy because of them, so why should he bother with a private email for those things

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So that phishing attacks go to the one with your name in it that you don't really use

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Bots don't know what's a real name or fake. They'll get delirious_owl@gmail.com from a list and phish with it no different than if JohnSmith@gmail.com was on the list.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

delirious_owl@gmail.com doesn't exist, though. JohnSmith@gmail.com does, and everybody wants to target it (both "bots" and humans too)

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I tried to use my real-name email for "professional" shit, but I always got vastly more action with my silly one. TBF it is kinda awesome.