You may have heard of throwaway or disposable email addresses and wondered why anyone would need one. But you might be surprised by how having one can come in handy. Although they may sound like ...

A burner email address can protect you against spam and phishing. Use the burner address to set up an account at an unfamiliar website. The burner address is temporary and disposable, so it's for ...

As temporary inboxes become easier to access, online platforms are paying closer attention to email risk signals during signup and user verification. In some cases, temporary email can serve a ...

When you want to download something, for example an application from a Web site, nine times out of 10 you are asked for your e-mail address. While a few sites perform no e-mail address verification ...

The maintainers of a "disposable email service" blocklist have decided to add Firefox Relay to the list, leaving many users of the service upset. Firefox Relay is a privacy-centric email service that ...

In the last newsletter I discussed a number of services that provide disposable e-mail addresses that allow users to provide a working e-mail address for Web sites and services that require them for ...