Here's my dilemma. I've already got a public account that's decently popular that's tied to my identity, at least to the point that when you google my name I'm the first to appear. However, I want to make a separate art account with a different style and tastes, not necessarily nsfw but who knows. I'm scared of being doxxed, since fans in the niches I like can be very mentally unwell and vindictive. What are some ways I could remain anonymous for commissions?

By not doing it. Don't be a degen

>>7632305 (OP)
No one cares who you are

>>7632320
It's not degenerate art, I just want it separated from my identity in case it does take off
>>7632324
that's not the point, I want to be anonymous

>>7632324
People literally got doxxed all the time. I hate this kind of gaslighting.

depends how crazy you're gonna be about it, really. the basic are just make a proton email with a username that's gibberish, never been used by you, rarely talking about your personal life, and having a 20+ digit password.
https://www.privacytools.io/

if you go crazy you'll be adding a bunch of add-ons to a browser you never heard, and asking for Moneroe cryptocurrency for commissions, no one likes going through hops to give you money, take note of that. what fanbase are you fucking drawing for? lulz
https://spyware.neocities.org/

>>7632336
People are very rarely doxxed, and it doesn't matter when they are.

>>7632371
I get that, my main issue is payment. Afaik paypal has to display names for transparency, but I didn't know if there was another way, say for people who draw smut.

>>7632465
use your mom's papypal

>>7632305 (OP)
Nobody here will give a real answer because people pretend that the question is "how do I stay completely and totally anonymous on the internet to the point where the NSA can't find out who I am" instead of "how do I take commissions from people without giving them my real name"
When you make money online you will have to give someone your real name because the tax man wants his due, so your best bet is to use a middle man, which will take a bit of the money. Services like that exist like commiss.io and arty.oo. Some people use ko-fi or patreon but I believe NSFW is against ko-fi's TOS, so check up on that. Probably what you will have to do is raise your prices to accommodate for the middle-man taking their cut, and if you can stand the setup, offering a discount for using crypto that eliminates that middle-man fee. Note that this doesn't make you doxing-proof, it only closes off one potential avenue of attack.

>>7632305 (OP)
Deviant Art and Pixiv have in-site commission sevices that omit personal information.

>>7632889
Yeah right...

>>7632305 (OP)
Wasn't "Monero" supposed to solve this?

>>7632884
The middleman has your info then like you said. It's a single point of failure, one data breach from deanonymization. Spooky. Crypto is the only real option or some shady deal to have another person act as proxy

>getting doxxed
What does that even mean? Will someone show your futa drawings to your mom on Facebook?

>>7632940
>The middleman has your info then like you said. It's a single point of failure, one data breach from deanonymization.
Well hopefully those dbs are encrypted but yes nothing is perfect.
>>7633006
If doxing means nothing to you post your full name and address and a picture of your face, right now.

>>7632892
Yeah but average consumer isn't going to use crypto. I'm looking more for a workaround with Paypal or something.
>>7632889
Interesting...however I'll be posting elsewhere.
>>7633006
Once it's out, it's out. My vet got fired because he had a serial stalker who started hiring people to harass his work place. There are crazies out there. I'm assuming you've never seen discourse with online artists before.

>>7632940
>one data breach from deanonymization
Anon, you're getting doxxed by teenage girls because you drew a Cookie Run Kingdom character with the wrong skin tone or humping the kind of genitals they don't agree with. They're not out there downloading those leaked databases to see if you're in them.

It does suck on principle but that's safe enough for most applications.

>>7632305 (OP)
Your fault for being a retard catering to retard. Enjoy your chains!

>>7632884
Kofi doxes your paypal info, retard

>>7632465
Use Cashapp, dipshit.

>>7633715
That's all I can think of so far and I've used it in the past, thought it's US only.

>>7633391
>Interesting...however I'll be posting elsewhere.
You are allowed to use multiple different sites. The wider your net, the better. Don't gimp your reach.

>since fans in the niches I like can be very mentally unwell and vindictive.
apply subtle eugenics

>>7633700
What is on the internet is forever, it's a paper trail waiting to be found. Of course if you don't care being connected to your work then who cares. If a ticking time bomb is whatever then why even bother at all is my question

>>7633713
OK, i've never used ko-fi so I wouldn't know. Seems retarded, I don't know why it's so hard to keep your legal name off of public-facing shit lately.

>>7632305 (OP)
PayPal business accounts don't require your real name. You'll still need a business email attached though.

>>7635193
...which requires you to either use your legal name as your business name or register a DBA with your state which anyone can look up

>>7635196
...well I guess you aren't getting paid

>>7635200
No, you can do some complicated shit to register a business under someone else's name but it costs money and is a huge pain

>>7634025
I will be, but I need payment methods for those sites.
>>7635188
it's formality for paypal for fraud
>>7635193
this is what everyone says but I thought it still displays name, why I'm asking if there's other things I'm unaware of, if I had a more ambiguous name I wouldn't mind but I'm pretty easy to find

>>7632305 (OP)
gift cards sir

>>7635196
Does it? I've been using a business alias and sending invoices

>>7635326
that's against their TOS and might be against the law or your bank's regulations depending on state

the reason this discussion never leads to anything on ic is because if you publicly share the loopholes they are guaranteed to be abused by idiots then quickly fixed and removed. unfortunately this has to be gatekept

stop giving a shit and live your life or learn about how payment systems work. if you can't figure it out your only hope is talking to working artists who mainly use social media for their income. though you'll have little luck unless you are a trusted friend.

>>7635438
maybe centering around fraud but this is just for privacy's sake

>bb..b.b.ut nobody uses it!
Provide a great service and force people to use it.

>>7632465
crypto wallets?