# Mellow Root - How I Stay Reasonably Anonymous Online (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article0.00998d930354.png) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/33841755) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Mellow Root]] **Full Title**:: How I Stay Reasonably Anonymous Online **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [tmp.bearblog.dev](https://tmp.bearblog.dev/how-i-stay-reasonably-anonymous-online/) **Host**:: [[tmp.bearblog.dev]] **Highlighted**:: [[2023-11-04]] **Created**:: [[2023-11-04]] ## Highlights - Where names are mandatory, I generate them with for example [this random name generator](https://www.behindthename.com/random/). ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hecyme5czgrf6wgbg46s6m1y)) ^621507953 - I don't want people to just Google my username and find my users on all other services. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hecyns6gryghgq63c0nbx078)) ^621507970 - It's tedious to manually create new email accounts for every service, but luckily there are services that can help us with it ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hecyrwhdrzz5bqc4rfw083r6)) ^621508080 - Firefox Relay (5 free, ~12 USD/year for unlimited) - Fastmail masked emails (unlimited for 30 USD/year) - iCloud+ Hide My Email (unlimited for 0.99 USD/month) - For throwaway accounts I use temporary email services ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hecyqrcwnva7ts1qa1cm32wx)) ^621508045 - If possible, I don't use any profile picture or avatar, or use the default one. If I for some reason need or want a profile picture, I tend to generate one with ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hecyykj8krgtwndrgwhah6gp)) ^621515095 - ThisPersonDoesNotExist, ThisCatDoesNotExist, or https://thisxdoesnotexist.com - Dall-E (generates images based on a prompt I give it) - To avoid having to log in and out when switching accounts, I use [Firefox containers](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/), that way I can be logged in to different accounts in different tabs. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hecz0vawt4vzrvchze373w0a)) ^621515187