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apparently startpage\startmail has an exclusive partnership with Dan Bongino?? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by xnx@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/18846267

I've been trying different search engines and was pleasently surprised by startpage so i started looking into startmail too and then when i searched for startmail i saw they have a link directly to their dan bongino section https://www.startmail.com/bongino so thats a huge pass from me

EDIT: looks like they saw this thread or something and decided to have the link redirect to the homepage with the discount applied and removed his picture etc from their website. Here's an archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20250120094905/https://www.startmail.com/bongino/

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[–] tabel2@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think its just an affiliate link. It looks like every one can make a affiliate link https://www.startmail.com/affiliate.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

check the wayback machine link i added to the OP, its not just an affiliate link it seems like they had sponsored him directly https://web.archive.org/web/20250120094905/https://www.startmail.com/bongino/

[–] tabel2@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You're right. All Things Secure has some recommended email providers with affiliate links on his website https://www.allthingssecured.com/identity-protection/best-email-alias-service/. The URL on his affiliate link looks different more like a normal affiliate https://www.startmail.com/partner?ref=mmviyzz and the page also looks different.