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Brave Browser Shields Your Email from Hackers
29 Aug
Summary
- Brave browser now offers email aliases to protect personal addresses.
- Aliases forward emails to your primary account, filtered for spam.
- Users receive five free email aliases initially.
The Brave browser has introduced an email alias feature designed to enhance user privacy. Announced this week, this new functionality allows users to create unique email addresses for signing up on websites and online services, thereby safeguarding their personal email from being exposed.
When signing up for a service, Brave users can opt to use an alias instead of their real email address. Any messages sent to this alias are forwarded to the user's primary inbox. Brave states that this process aids in combating targeted advertising, as websites often use email addresses to identify and track users.
Furthermore, the feature aims to mitigate the risks associated with data breaches. If a website using an alias is compromised, the user's primary email remains secure. Brave processes forwarded emails for spam and virus filtering before delivery and then deletes them from its servers. User data is encrypted, with notes stored locally unless end-to-end encrypted sync is enabled.
Currently, Brave is providing five complimentary email aliases per user. The company plans to offer additional aliases to users on its Premium plan in the future. Brave acknowledges that some forwarded emails might initially land in spam folders as the feature's reputation score is being established.
