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AnonAddy and SimpleLogin also offer this, it's very neat. Added bonus that, assuming each email is service_name@domain.com, you'll know exactly who has leaked

AnonAddy and SimpleLogin also offer this, it's very neat. Added bonus that, assuming each email is service_name@domain.com, you'll know exactly who has leaked your email if you start getting random spam.

TT-392 4y ago
Also, I just found out it is really nice that, when you order stuff from a bunch of sites, and you get a shipping update from a shipping company, without info about which of your orders it is about, you can immediately see that from the email address.
wildrhythms 4y ago
I had a business owner confront me over this (but the Gmail version where the format is name.service@gmail.com). Basically I was using a taxi service to get a one-time ride to the airport, they required an email address, so I did the usual name.tonystaxiservice@gmail.com (or whatever it was). The business owner contacted me over the telephone to 'confirm' my email address, seemed to understand what the purpose of the dot was because they expressed repeatedly that they're not a spammer, they won't sell my email, etc. and ultimately removed the dot from my email in their records because that's where I found an emailed receipt. This was all before Apple's feature came to be. I just hope this kind of email 'protection' becomes more mainstream.
- NoboruWataya 4y ago
  Yes, I often find it a bit awkward to give such addresses in person because I know they won't understand and may think it's a joke or whatever. There was one time I had to give an email address to book a PCR Covid test. When I got to the testing centre they were very confused by the address and insisted on sending me a test email that I could show to them to prove that I has access to the address. Thankfully I've not had anything as extreme as your situation though! Makes me wish this was easier to do with phone numbers...
Vinnl 4y ago
Also Firefox Relay! https://relay.firefox.com/ https://relay.firefox.com/ (Which is a shameless plug, since I work on that, but I know there are quite a few people here who trust Mozilla and for whom it's relevant.) And if you use it to generate email masks in your browser, it can remember what website you created on without exposing that to the sender, and without a trail linking the email address to your other addresses.

TT-392 4y ago

Also, I just found out it is really nice that, when you order stuff from a bunch of sites, and you get a shipping update from a shipping company, without info about which of your orders it is about, you can immediately see that from the email address.

wildrhythms 4y ago

I had a business owner confront me over this (but the Gmail version where the format is name.service@gmail.com). Basically I was using a taxi service to get a one-time ride to the airport, they required an email address, so I did the usual name.tonystaxiservice@gmail.com (or whatever it was). The business owner contacted me over the telephone to 'confirm' my email address, seemed to understand what the purpose of the dot was because they expressed repeatedly that they're not a spammer, they won't sell my email, etc. and ultimately removed the dot from my email in their records because that's where I found an emailed receipt. This was all before Apple's feature came to be. I just hope this kind of email 'protection' becomes more mainstream.

NoboruWataya 4y ago
Yes, I often find it a bit awkward to give such addresses in person because I know they won't understand and may think it's a joke or whatever. There was one time I had to give an email address to book a PCR Covid test. When I got to the testing centre they were very confused by the address and insisted on sending me a test email that I could show to them to prove that I has access to the address. Thankfully I've not had anything as extreme as your situation though! Makes me wish this was easier to do with phone numbers...

Vinnl 4y ago

Also Firefox Relay! https://relay.firefox.com/ https://relay.firefox.com/ (Which is a shameless plug, since I work on that, but I know there are quite a few people here who trust Mozilla and for whom it's relevant.) And if you use it to generate email masks in your browser, it can remember what website you created on without exposing that to the sender, and without a trail linking the email address to your other addresses.