{"id":67442,"date":"2021-10-27T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=67442"},"modified":"2023-01-13T09:38:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:38:59","slug":"burner-email-firefox-relay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/burner-email-firefox-relay\/","title":{"rendered":"Tired of spam? An email alias could be the answer."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever been in that situation where you need to give your email address over, but you don\u2019t want to? There could be a security reason. Can you trust who you\u2019re sharing with not to spam your inbox? Are you certain they won\u2019t expose you to data breaches due to lax security on their part? Can you protect your email from being sold in lists, used for ad tracking and targeting or even be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/business\/help\/170456843145568?id=2469097953376494&amp;ref=FBB_Retargeting\">uploaded to platforms like Facebook<\/a> to track and target you there? Or it could be a case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/personalfinance\/how-to-manage-email-fatigue-and-stop-drowning-in-your-inbox\/ar-BB1gu51L\">inbox fatigue<\/a>. Or maybe you just don\u2019t want your email associated with some entities and in their database? Enter getting an email alias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Firefox Tips: Relay\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hZersfIccWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an email alias account?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An email alias account is an alias that you don\u2019t plan to use for important personal purposes, and you can throw it away later without messing up your preferred email account. You would use an email mask to sign up for trial services or junk registrations or things you don\u2019t want to associate your legit email account with. The benefit of an email alias is that you can ignore it, check it when needed and dispose of it when it\u2019s no longer useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five reasons to use an email alias account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Just trying something out<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An email alias account helps when you\u2019ve landed on a site and can\u2019t get to the content you want unless you register. This is especially true if you\u2019re not committed to the content, service or account, and just want to try things out. Want to read a white paper but don\u2019t want to deal with follow-up sales messages? Use an email alias. Want to unlock a coupon without committing? Same thing. Once you get going, you\u2019ll find tons of instances where it\u2019s better to use a disposable email instead of your regular one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Getting a different view<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world is full of so many different opinions, right, left, center and every touchpoint in between. An email alias can let you see what folks are reporting, sharing and publishing without using your real email address. For example, you can subscribe to a newsletter that\u2019s outside your political or cultural comfort zone, and you don\u2019t have to worry about your real email account getting bombarded with related fundraising messages or campaign messages that don\u2019t interest you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reducing spam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes it feels like you can\u2019t fully delete your email contact information from promotional databases. You unsubscribed from one list, but others seem to mushroom in its place. Using a disposable email account can reduce your inbox spam. If it gets out of hand, you can delete that account and the spam goes with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Protecting your privacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You probably have only a few email addresses, yet hundreds of online accounts are connected to each one. Your email address is a unique identifier \u2014 after all, you\u2019re the only one with it. It\u2019s closely tied to your online identity. That makes your email address a great source of data collection. <a href=\"https:\/\/relay.firefox.com\/?utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=seo\"><strong>Firefox Relay<\/strong><\/a> is a smart solution for shielding your personal email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boosting your security<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all have many online accounts, but most of them are linked to just one or two email addresses. This means if just one account is hacked, every account using the same email address is also at risk. (See: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/privacy-security\/facebook-data-leak-explained\/\">scraping explained<\/a>.) Using email aliases instead of your real email address can protect your online accounts from hackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When not to use an email alias<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that email alias accounts aren\u2019t ideal for all your email communications. Preserve your main email address for important, confidential or private communication, like with your bank, school, job applications, sports clubs, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are plenty of services out there for creating email aliases. Some are quick-shots with emails that expire fast. Others send ads to you along with the relayed messages, or track your data in different ways. Some services are one-way, only forwarding messages to your inbox without a reply feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to set up email aliases with Firefox Relay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/relay.firefox.com\/\">Firefox Relay<\/a> is an email forwarding service from Mozilla and is backed by a not-for-profit. It\u2019s a straight-forward service that lets you generate email aliases that forward to your real inbox. Use it to hide your real email address and protect yourself from hackers and unwanted mail. Get started by creating an account at the <a href=\"https:\/\/relay.firefox.com\/\">Firefox Relay website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Limitations of email alias accounts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Email alias services are great for all the reasons above, but they do have limitations. Occasionally a site might recognize and reject an email address from an alias provider. Disposable email addresses are more likely an issue for the service you\u2019re signing up for, especially if you delete the alias instead of unsubscribing or cancelling your account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you\u2019re looking to protect your real email address \u2014 the one most closely tied to your online identity \u2014 and control what hits your inbox, an email alias and forwarding service like <a href=\"https:\/\/relay.firefox.com\/\">Firefox Relay<\/a> could be just what you need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"ft-c-inline-cta\" href=\" https:\/\/relay.firefox.com\/\">\n  <div class=\"ft-c-inline-cta__media\">\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2020\/06\/fx_blog_header_firefox-relay-800x800.png\" class=\"attachment-1x1 size-1x1\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2020\/06\/fx_blog_header_firefox-relay-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2020\/06\/fx_blog_header_firefox-relay-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ft-c-inline-cta__content\">\n     <h3>Generate real, working email aliases and un-spam your life<\/h3>      <span>Try Firefox Relay<\/span>   <\/div>\n<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever been in that situation where you need to give your email address over, but you don\u2019t want to? 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