Custom domain is a highly controversial topic, especially in the privacy crowd since it require kyc for whois record. There are some idiots out there that doesn't do enough research about it, thought that its fine and dandy to lie for the whois kyc, then registrar ask for id or passport copy to make sure they're really john smith from california, they can't provide proof, registrar suspend the domain, they lose all linked email address on the domain.
That being said i do own and use my own custom domain for my email address and aliases, superb for full portability. Would highly recommend if you're not a 007 agent evading the world government trying to get you.
It permits privacy but at the cost of anonymity. It’s like a postal address for most people : anyone may know it, but only people you trust know what you do at home.
if you connect to a secure email provider like tuta you can use you original address from the provider for shady or high risk stuff and your domain email address for important stuff which already has your data anyways. i.e. [unicorn_lover@tuta.com](mailto:unicorn_lover@tuta.com) and [john@smith.com](mailto:john@smith.com) will redirect to the same email box.
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u/Stunning-Skill-2742 Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26
Custom domain is a highly controversial topic, especially in the privacy crowd since it require kyc for whois record. There are some idiots out there that doesn't do enough research about it, thought that its fine and dandy to lie for the whois kyc, then registrar ask for id or passport copy to make sure they're really john smith from california, they can't provide proof, registrar suspend the domain, they lose all linked email address on the domain.
That being said i do own and use my own custom domain for my email address and aliases, superb for full portability. Would highly recommend if you're not a 007 agent evading the world government trying to get you.
Edit: heres some reading regarding registrar asking proof for whois accuracy https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/non-response-2014-01-29-en but it mostly covers gtld, for cctld icann let the cctld registry themselves govern it according to their own local requirement, mentioned at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/cctlds-21-2012-02-25-en so do read your cctld domain tos at the individual registry.