• ArchRecord@lemm.ee
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    5 days ago

    TLDR;

    • Check your Password Manager/Stored Browser Credentials
    • If on Apple devices, check your Keychain
    • If on Android or using/used Chrome, check your Google Password Manager (enabled if you chose to save passwords to your Google account)
    • Search old email inboxes
    • Search for your email in data breaches
    • Search for old usernames you re-used across sites

    I personally would also add searching your browser cookies, since some browsers will keep around old cookies for years if you don’t clear them.

  • mac@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    Does deleting old accounts really do much? Once you do something online, you should assume it’s there even if you delete it.

    Best you can do is adopt a more privacy conscious way to go about things and just let your old footprint go stale