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Custom Domains Questions (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by Zoma@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hello I've got a few questions about custom domains.

1 Is there anyway to use a FirstNameLastName domain for registering for services without doxxing myself while still receiving the benefit of a custom domain?

2 What is the best structure for creating emails for services? For example I'm currently using @CDexample.com but the downside of this is if someone knows your domain they can effectively figure out what services you use and this possibly could be used for osint and doxx you.

3 Should I use my custom domain for Banking and other financial related services?

4 Is there any point to use a service like addy.io with with a single custom domain?

5 If i use my custom domain on my cv would my whole domain forever be correlated with my other personal data on my cv and sold to data brokers?

6 Is there any point to own more than one domain?

I have no doubt the answers to my questions lay in the questions themself but I've thought so much about this i just wanted to ask someone.

Thank you, -Zoma

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[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

            
              you owning a domain, e.g. familyname.potato , does not prevent you from owning 10 other domains. How you chose to use each is up to you. With whom you share each also.
which services? I don't understand. I typically use e.g. ProtonMail on my domain but I can have for each a different mail provider. I don't see what somebody knowing which service uses is a problem as long as that service is secure.
I've been using my own domain for years, maybe a decade now (can't recall tbh) and had 0 problems, including with banking and public administration. Nobody knows even what it is or who owns what, just that it works.
no idea, I know I'd use a free ProtonMail account if I needed sth disconnected from everything else
your CV should be something public anyway, you're trying to prove your are somebody with skills they can trust. If you have problems linking your skills with your identity something feels off. I have 0 problem saying I can do some locking picking publicly. Anyway your CV is also a temporary document. If somebody doesn't visit your domain the moment they open your CV, chances are that years later it's entirely irrelevant.
yes, I have multiple domains because I don't have to have 1 identity. I can share only professional things with you and personal things with others, or vice versa. Having different domains, and subdomains, for that help me doing so.