Bandcamp, specifically. I already buy music there and i don’t plan to stop unless the artists i like move somewhere else. Currently i have to be careful with my files and/or keep the download links for albums i buy if i want to make sure i never lose them (which i do). The main reason i might make an account is just so all those download links are in one place.
Given that i already use Bandcamp, do i stand to lose anything or give them anything extra by making an account instead of continuing to buy stuff without one? I skimmed their privacy policy and didn’t see anything specific to people who do or don’t have an account.
Yes.
Example: All data you type in for account registration but do not for purchase.
Easyer tracking directly and indirectly. Data broker use all they can get to identify you, so cross site tracking happens whenever you provide same phone number or mail.
Being able to switch these data points is helpful for privacy. And switching is easyer without accounts.