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?
Many or most registrars have the option to hide your info from public view. I know that Namecheap.com offers that for free.
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.
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
Some companies such as porkbun have whois privacy.
subpoenas can still reveal the owner
Yeah, not much you can do about that sadly, other than not doing this gs that would result in a subpoena.
I have seen people with an axe to grind use frivolous lawsuits to reveal domain identities, you don’t actually have to do anything wrong for that to happen.
I am quite happy with Njalla, haven’t had any issues yet
Porkbun vs namecheap. Which is the better one?
Porkbun because they accept crypto. At least to me that is a very important factor
Namecheap also accepts bitcoin payments
Bitcoin isn’t very anonymous lol. Its worse than paying with a credit card.
Better to use a privacy coin like Monero.
Domain privacy should be included on most TLDs.
subpoenas can still reveal the owner
Yup, no getting around that.