Privacy Tool: Disposable Email Address
From time to time I find myself forced to provide an email address to register on a website to get some content (a solution to a problem, a whitepaper, etc.), generally I’m loath to spread my email address around because (a) it’s a personal identifier and (b) I’m likely to end up with even more SPAM than I have now.
Well, there’s a great solution – you can use a temporary email address. There are several sites out there that will randomly generate an email address that become valid for a fixed period of time before the account (and all of the mail) is deleted. One thing that you should know is that the content of the emails themselves should not be personal since there there is often no authentication, it’s really just a quick and easy solution and is not secure in itself.
The site I tend to use if Guerrilla Mail, their temporary addresses last for 60 minutes but can be extended and they also let you pick your own address or take a randomly generated one. There are other sites out there but the only one I’ve had any experience with is 10 Minute Mail, I’m sure some quick googling will bring up a load of alternatives.
