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Is there a way to submit issues for software on Github without creating a Github account? (lemm.ee)

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[–] FizzyOrange 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's still relatively easy to sign up for a major email provider anonymously.

You don't need to access it through Tor or a VPN to maintain anonymity.

Plus for people that don’t want to give anything to Microsoft or their AI training in the first place, it’s already a non-starter.

The question was about creating an issue. That's going into the AI whether you logged in or not.

[–] refalo 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It’s still relatively easy to sign up for a major email provider anonymously.

In my experience, it is actually impossible. Either you get blocked (IP/ASN ban, endless captchas) or it requires SMS confirmation. I have not been able to sign up for any major email provider anonymously. I'm pretty sure that's by design.

[–] FizzyOrange 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Last I tried Outlook/Office.com/whatever it is now was still possible. Obviously don't use a VPN etc.

Or just get a burner phone of you're really that paranoid.

[–] refalo 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Obviously don’t use a VPN

To me this kinda defeats the point of being privacy-conscious.

[–] FizzyOrange 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Why? There's privacy conscious and then paranoid. Using a VPN to sign up to an email provider you're using to sign up for another website is definitely the latter. What do you think is going to happen?

[–] refalo 2 points 5 days ago

I know that my ISP sells my data to third parties, so I prefer not to give it to them willingly. I don't consider that paranoid.

[–] andioop 1 points 6 days ago

I made a burner gmail semi-recently (in past 2.5 years) without giving them a phone number, but things might have changed since…