Youtube is apparently rolling out a new change where when you share a video link it will share you profile with whoever clicks it.
Video with info on it here(CW: Reactionary/fash stuff on screen at times): https://youtu.be/oFx46sqo8O0
Everyone should be aware of this especially when sharing to something like hexbear. It can break your anonymity without you even realizing.
CW to that video for all the hitlerite bullshit
I’m finding my choice to delete all accounts for any service and only use things that let me go without an email attached has been a very good choice. Why the fuck does spotify need a social network? It feels like we’re approaching the day where grocery stores start posting your face next to all the stuff you bought on a big screen after checkout and announcing it to the store. It’s not even a lack of privacy where companies and the govt want to see everything. They want the whole world to know everything you do.
I self host this on my home server now for the exact reasons you’re talking about https://www.navidrome.org/
I use mp3s and just use syncthing to keep them all synced between my devices.
A podcast I listen to here in Canada mentioned their partner doing something at the bank, brought all his government ID stuff and they still tried to make them give the bank a cellphone number for 2-factor identification as if that’s more secure than the documents. Was able to talk get them to accept the documents but governments have totally abandoned “security” of identity to private corporations.