Proton Mail now lets you hide your real email address.

Proton mail Gmail is one of the best alternatives to Outlook and Apple Mail, with end-to-end encryption, tracker blocking, and phishing protection among the features on offer. A free account gets you 1GB of storage and 150 messages per day, while paid plans start at $3.99 per month.

The latest feature to be added to Proton Mail is the option to hide your email address: this is where you can keep your real email address private, when making a purchase or signing up for a social media service. Set up an email alias to provide. It’s already available on some other email clients (like Apple), and you can set it up in minutes.

Why hide your email address?

Here’s how email aliases work, and why you should use them: You start by creating an alias within your email app, and then when you fill out a web form, sign You use an alias (as opposed to your real email address). For a new digital service, or to tell someone how to contact you. Any messages sent to this alias arrive in your regular inbox.

Apps and sites and web forms always ask us for email addresses, and the alias system adds a little extra security and privacy, as well as some extra control over your inbox: you can email for a specific purpose. Mail can create an alias, such as managing a football team for example, and then filter all incoming messages to that alias.

Another big advantage of using an email alias is that you can lose it at any time. If you want to stop subscribing to a streaming service, you can also retire the email address associated with it. Or if a company is sending you a lot of junk, you can simply delete the alias you gave them. If you use a different alias for everything you sign up for, you’ll also know which companies are sending you a lot of messages, and which aren’t.

How to Set Nicknames in Proton Mail

Each alias can be given a name and description.
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If you’re on a paid Proton Mail plan, you can. Make more Email aliases of your choice, while free account users get up to 10 of them. get in Proton Mail on the Web, then click the shield icon in the sidebar on the right (it will say “Security Center” when you hover over it). Click Create an alias just to do it.

A dialog that pops up then lets you specify a name for the alias — it’s a good idea to use a name that indicates what the alias is for, to help you keep track of them. found This name is then added to a randomly generated string of text and numbers, which is your actual alias. You can also add a note to the nickname so you remember why you created it.

Click Create and copy aliases. And you’re done: you can paste your newly created, disposable email address into any website or app you’re registering with. To retrieve your nicknames and delete any you no longer need, simply click the shield icon again within Proton Mail, then follow along. All titles Link.

Other email alias options

Apple also offers email aliases.
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As I mentioned above, Apple offers a Hide My Email service, and it’s pretty comprehensive, especially on Apple devices. Anywhere you’re offered you’ll see a “Sign in with Apple” option, and if you’re paying for iCloud storage you’ll have even more control over your nicknames. From iCloud on the webClick on your profile avatar (top right), then iCloud settingsthen iCloud+ features And hide my email.

There are many other options out there. Firefox Relay One is: you can use up to five aliases for free, and more if you want to pay (plans start at $1.99 a month). The ability to hide your phone number as well as your email address is coming soon to Firefox Relays, though you’ll need to be on a paid plan to use it.