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Protect yourself. Open this page in a private / incognito window (and consider a VPN or Tor). Choose an alias — never your real name. Email is optional and only for password resets; if you add one, make a new privacy address first (e.g. Proton Mail).
→ Read Staying safe & private before you start.

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	<div class="ic-signup-note">'''Protect yourself.''' Choose an '''alias''' — never your real name~~, and not a handle that already identifies you elsewhere~~.~~<br>~~Email is optional and ~~used~~ only for password resets~~. If~~ you add one, ~~create~~ a '''new privacy~~-focused~~ address''' first (~~for example a free~~ [https://proton.me Proton Mail] ~~account~~) ~~— don~~'~~t use your everyday email~~.</div>		<div class="ic-signup-note">'''Protect yourself.''' Open this page in a '''private / incognito window''' (and consider a VPN or Tor). Choose an '''alias''' — never your real name. Email is optional and only for password resets; if you add one, make a '''new privacy address''' first (e.g. [https://proton.me Proton Mail]).<br>→ Read '''[[ICE List:Staying safe\|Staying safe & private]]''' before you start.</div>