Hey everyone, wanted to get some advice on the statement in the title. I want to create an Amazon account for online shopping with a focus on privacy. I understand whole-heartedly that such a thing could be considered oxymoronic, but if I could get such a thing to work long-term, it would make my l…

[image] Quintuple8478: I want to create an Amazon account for online shopping with a focus on privacy. Here is a workaround: Anon Shop

can you really trust the vendor? How can you prove they’re reliable among other things

The way I have used in the past is use an alias email, buy and load my account with Amazon credit via a gift card I purchased via cash at a large local retailer where they sell them, and use that to order to a locker near me. This way works well but it’s been a while since I tried this so not sure …

No, what I do have is more information: [image] Anon Shop | KYCnot.me It acts as a proxy between an online shop and you. Spend Monero anonymously and hide your address from sellers. I cannot answer questions about extending trust to third-parties, nor can I …

[image] XmrBazaar - Monero Marketplace Buy and sell products and services for Monero This is another one. There are seemingly well rated services by people who believe in the same privacy and freedom things we do and these people can also act as a proxy betwe…

I already know about them and other workarounds.

I was also commenting for OP’s reference.

then clarify that, don’t treat is as the solution (or “workaround”) there are better ways to solve this. for example yes, alias phone number, email and opt to use lockers if you can open them with say the pincode sent to you in some form like alias email. and you cna use s virtual card for payment…

Last thing to add: I think you may be going too overboard with shielding yourself from Amazon with all your measures. There is no need to use Tor or a VM. Simply using a VPN + jmp.chat number + privacy.com card/Amazon gift card is enough to obfuscate Amazon from knowing or attributing you/any PII …

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