Technology
Brave launches email alias feature to protect user privacy
The privacy-focused browser allows users to generate up to five free dummy email addresses that forward mail to their primary accounts.
The short version
- Brave has introduced a new email aliases feature that creates anonymous dummy email addresses to shield users from cross-web tracking and data breaches.
- The free tier allows users to generate up to five aliases, with emails forwarded to a verified main account and data deleted from Brave's servers within seconds of delivery.
- Brave plans to expand this feature with additional capabilities in its paid Premium plan in the future.
Key facts
- Brave announced the launch of its new email aliases feature to prevent businesses and ad tech companies from using primary email addresses for cross-web tracking.[CNET]
- The feature allows users to generate up to five free dummy email addresses that forward incoming mail to their primary email address.[CNET]
- To use the feature, users must sign up for a Brave account, verify their primary email, and right-click on website email fields to generate an alias.[CNET]
- Brave states that all data associated with the aliases is encrypted at rest, and forwarded emails are deleted from its servers within seconds of delivery after undergoing spam and virus filtering.[CNET]
- Any user notes added to the aliases are stored locally on the user's computer or encrypted end-to-end across devices on the same sync chain.[CNET]