Question about Privacy

AskingQuestion

I'm interested in signing up for AirVPN, but I was wondering if someone could answer this question for me:

What's the best way to handle privacy when registering, paying, etc? Should I avoid paying by Credit Card and using my real email address?

Suggestions on what the best common approach is would be appreciated.

Many thanks

InactiveUser

You might not want to use your primary / personal email address - just in case Air's database were ever to be compromised. But don't use a throw-away/invalid address either, you need it to reset your password.

I avoid credit card payments as much as possible, mainly to avoid profiling by banks, credit bureaus and payment gateways: why allow 3rd parties to keep permanent records of your payments?

That said, crypto-currencies come with their own flaws and leave their own trails (primer: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Anonymity) but the process is more transparent - thus allowing you to take control of it.

The bottom line is:
Reducing exposure of personal information is always a good idea, although it's difficult to measure tangible "benefit". Spend a sensible amount of time on minimizing data exposure, but always keep in mind that whatever you do, there's one important piece of data you can't hide: Your IP address that's connecting to AirVPN servers.