Privacy
Identity Theft in Canada: What to Do and Who to Call
Identity theft in Canada, what to do: call your bank, report to police and the CAFC, contact Equifax and TransUnion, and check if your email leaked, free.
· 4 min read
FreeUsername
Blog, page 2
Practical guides to social media usernames, responsible OSINT, online privacy and picking a name that is free everywhere.
- Username tips
FreeUsername: Our Free Username Checker App, for Canada
A free username checker app for Canada: FreeUsername checks a handle across thousands of sites from your Android phone, in English or French. No sign-up.
· 4 min read
- Privacy
Have I Been Pwned Alternatives: Free Ways to Check a Breach
Free alternatives to Have I Been Pwned for checking if your email or password leaked, what each one actually checks, and what to do with the result.
· 4 min read
- Privacy
What to Do After a Data Breach: A Calm Checklist
Your email or password showed up in a data breach. Here is what to change first, how to find reused passwords and old accounts, and when to freeze credit.
· 4 min read
- Privacy
Free People Search Engines: What They Can and Can't Find
Free people search sites compared honestly: what a username, email, phone or name search can really find, where "free" ends, and the legal limits.
· 5 min read
- OSINT
How We Choose, Test and Re-Check the Sites We Search
How the FreeUsername username search decides a profile exists: how sites are added, how each rule is tested, nightly checks and what the four statuses mean.
· 4 min read
- Username tips
How to Check If a Name Is Trademarked (Free, Before You Claim It)
Free ways to check if a brand or username is trademarked in the US, EU, UK and Canada, and why a free handle does not mean the name is safe to use.
· 3 min read
- Username tips
How to Find Your PSN ID, Gamertag, Epic Name and Other Gaming IDs
Where to find your own PSN Online ID, Xbox gamertag, Epic display name, Steam account name, Riot ID, Nintendo friend code and Windows username.
· 4 min read
- Username tips
Discord Username Ideas (and How to Check They Are Free)
Discord username ideas grouped by style: short, aesthetic, gamer, funny and dot names. Tips that fit the lowercase rules and a quick way to check each.
· 3 min read
- Username tips
Discord Username Rules 2026: Length, Characters, Changes
Discord username rules for 2026: 2 to 32 characters, lowercase letters, numbers, periods and underscores, two changes a week, and what Discord leaves out.
· 3 min read
- Username tips
Roblox Username Ideas: Cool, Cute and Funny Names
Roblox username ideas grouped by style: cool, cute, funny, builder and obby names that fit the 3 to 20 character rule, plus how to check one before paying.
· 3 min read
- Username tips
TikTok Username Ideas: Aesthetic, Funny and Niche
TikTok username ideas by style: aesthetic, funny, niche creator and short names that fit the 2 to 24 character rule, with tips and a free way to check.
· 4 min read
