This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://neat.tube/w/2Km6YnYiZTfCnjgzZ4Yvq2
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://neat.tube/w/2Km6YnYiZTfCnjgzZ4Yvq2
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To add more. To what Nathan is saying. On the email question and to give some tips with a custom domain if you are using ProtonMail. A step-by-step mini guide to track Financial institutions and to prevent them from selling your email address.
- Call your financial institution (bank, Credit Union, Brokerage firm, etc.) and ask how to Ask how to opt out of sharing your data.
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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
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Requires financial institutions. To disclose what data they are sharing and to offer an opt-out system.
- With your custom domain. Use subaddressing (+aliases) So as an example. youremail+Financialinstitutionsname@customdomain. Proton Allows you to do sub addressing. With a custom domain. I can confirm from personal experience.
- As an example, To any valid email address you have set up like financial@techlore.tech. So if you are a customer at chase, what you can do for an email address is financial+Chase@techlore.tech, it is a valid email address. You don’t need to set up a catch-all address in order to use this feature, subaddressing.
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Keep a watchful eye. In your inbox, for example. If you get an email from Bank of America, and it shows financial+chase@techlore.tech, (as the “to” address) You can report to the financial trade Commission. Report that chase sold your email address
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If necessary, you can. Disable. That email address if you are getting lots of spam.
Important note If proton does ever go down. You may have to set up a catch-all email address. For your next email provider.
Proton Blog: What is an email alias? | Proton
Federal Trade Commission: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act | Federal Trade Commission