* register a pseudonymous domain and use Fastmail to forward it in to my real email
* use Twilio + a little TwiML to register a real phone number in my area code & have all messages/calls forward to my cell
This let me establish trust domains: when I share my email with an untrusted entity they get companyname@mypseudonym.com & the phone number I registered before. I always have the ability to know where the communications come from & can quickly cut off junk/spam at either source[1]. And if a company is trustworthy I could always move them to my real domain/phone if I so wanted.
[1]: Phone is obviously harder as there's only one number, but legitimate companies seldom if ever call – their junk is from a consistent text source that's easier to block. My burner & my clean numbers get about the same amount of autodialer calls, sadly.
* register a pseudonymous domain and use Fastmail to forward it in to my real email
* use Twilio + a little TwiML to register a real phone number in my area code & have all messages/calls forward to my cell
This let me establish trust domains: when I share my email with an untrusted entity they get companyname@mypseudonym.com & the phone number I registered before. I always have the ability to know where the communications come from & can quickly cut off junk/spam at either source[1]. And if a company is trustworthy I could always move them to my real domain/phone if I so wanted.
[1]: Phone is obviously harder as there's only one number, but legitimate companies seldom if ever call – their junk is from a consistent text source that's easier to block. My burner & my clean numbers get about the same amount of autodialer calls, sadly.