Comment by 295310e0
5 years ago
>... your own domain for an E-mail address (even if you just have Gmail continue to host the email).
I have considered this, but converting is not risk free. Say I utilize my own domain backed by Gmail. I have increased my surface area by being reliant upon both Google and the security of my domain registrar. Perl.com was just stolen[0] due to some shenanigans -how I would I keep myself immune?
My fear with using my own domain is that if it is compromised, then an attacker can access all of my email linked accounts (eg banking). If Google shuts me down, at least I know the domain is secure and the email is dead and unable to be intercepted.
Perl.com is worth stealing via a targeted attack. Yourboringname.com is not.
Banks use 2FA so stealing your email won't steal your account.
Anyway, you can appeal to the registrar and IANA for help if your registration is attacked.