A legitimate alter ego?
If you didnt know already, now you do itsData Privacy Week(January 27 to 31)!
The concept of Alternative ID is simple.
Some of these concepts aren’t exactly new.
Does anyone need to know who I am?
So, equipped with my new, American persona, I went about some of my usual activities.
No massive delays, no trawling my spam, nothing.
Using these platforms throughout the week was seamless.
The gripes of limitation
The issue is my location.
So, if you thought I just fancied being American, sorry.
I simply didn’t have the choice of staying closer to home quite yet.
In most senses, this isn’t an issue per se.
I’ve had one too many email addresses become compromised and one too many passwords become breached.
Frankly, enough was enough.
The real win with this experiment, though, was the extra perks.
No, not all the best things in life are free.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not perfect take the gaping password manager-shaped hole, for example.
But pairing a VPN and an Alternate ID is a great start.
See for yourself with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
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