I saw another post about this before but never got to read it.. Does anyone know, is it possible? Thank you!
thank you for the response! i want to donate to a youtube account, but they also have a patreon and a bandcamp...I myself wanted to be anonymous. lol I'm wondering now if it is a ridiculous question, sorry. but good to know about how i might donate to my beloved hexbear, so thank you for that :)
Create a threat model. Think of internet privacy like a street fight. Imagine there's a guy on the street and he turns around to you to start a fight. Do you think you'll win the fight?
The correct response is "how old is he, what height & weight, why is he fighting me, is he armed?". Apply the same idea here. Privately donate: private from who? The IRS? Companies tracking you? Hackers/phishers? The person who you donate to?
what information do you wish to keep from who? Answer that question whenever you're wondering stuff like this, and you'll be much better prepared to find a solution.
you could buy a visa/mastercard gift card, some stores may sell it.
So I'm guessing you're more worried about being anonymous to the person you're paying and not anonymous throughout the entire transaction?
Patreon's FAQ about trying to have some anonymity with regards to the person you're trying to get money to. Relevant part from Patreon's FAQ.
What account details do my creators have access to?
When you are a patron of a creator, we provide the following information to them:
Your username (also displayed for anyone who lands on your profile) Email address Membership level
From a quick googlin' Bandcamp might only show the email address you've attached to your bandcamp account. Haven't gone through all the nooks and crannies of BandCamp's help pages too closely but here is there Privacy Policy that I'm skimming.
Here's a section about what they provide to the Artist, italics are mine:
Bands: When you use certain functionality or services, we may provide certain Personal Data to bands, such as your email address, country of residence and zip/postal code ("Fan Information"), and you can opt-in to be added to the relevant band’s mailing list. Bands are only authorized by us to use the Fan Information to send email to you and may not share, rent, or sell the information with others for any other purpose.
