*Unlimited* Disposable Email Aliases
(to vote for unlimited alias, visit https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/284483/suggestions/45394132)
Startmail explains it perfectly. They offer unlimited disposable aliases, which expire within a given amount of time. They also offer custom aliases which can be saved and used indefinitely.
It is the disposable alias which will help protect privacy, when submiting an email to an untrusted recipient. After all, how much privacy do we have if our fixed emails become the foundation for building and selling our marketing profiles, just as is done by gmail. We limit personal activity virtual trails by disposing of aliases for casual uses. But, unlike custom aliases, which build on our identifiable original email address, disposable aliases divert from our true email identity by utilizing a sub-domain created for this specific purpose, such as: xxx@tda.protonmail.com (tda = temporary disposable alias)
You avoid abuse by limiting disposable alias creation on a daily basis. Perhaps 5 max per day.
Here is Startmail's explanation:
https://support.startmail.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/3/0/aliases
The Blur service (by Abine) also offers a "masked mail" free service. But their service is not encrypted:
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LL BB commented
This move suggests it will likely be coming:
https://protonmail.com/blog/proton-and-simplelogin-join-forces/ -
lorenzopiani commented
coming from neomailbox , I really miss their disposable emails ie:
very useful to catch whoever spams, the key is choosen during registration (one per user)
it's way better then using "+" that is easier to spot and automatically removed by bots
at the same time it'll be useful to have the opposite of a catchall address: multiple sink addresses (in a list) that are sent to dev/null that's because when you use an old domain you have some usernames infested by spam (ie info, domain@domain etc..)
if this 2 features are implemented I'll switch to protonmail the day after
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Billbo746 commented
Fastmail has masked emails and they work fantastic with 1password! Would absolutely love if Proton would do the exact same!
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Billbo746 commented
I agree this would be a great privacy feature for Proton!
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Ian Gutjahr commented
This would be a fantastic feature for Protonmail!!
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Anonymous commented
if the url changes, sites will block it as a "disposible"
a better way would just be for protonmail to generate random long usernames that no one will ever want (this would save from pool of good usernames being used) example 23487gqerjk2347@protonmail.com -
Eoin commented
Integrate with 1Password's Masked Email feature to enable easy creation of disposable email addresses during registration/sign-up on third party sites.
More info on Masked Email: https://blog.1password.com/fastmail-masked-email/
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Robert commented
Yea I really wish I had an email relay feature like SimpleLogin, Firefox Relay, or Apple Private Relay integrated into ProtonMail. That would make perfect sense for this product!
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Luis Daniel commented
The integration of 1 Password with FastMail on this idea is a great plus. Wish I could do the same with ProtonMail.
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D commented
Love the idea. I use mailgw.com which is great!
I make one alias for each online account, so I can dispose any abused email
And track the guilty database / service -
Anonymous commented
How do we dismiss email with +sign ?
I guess, we have to create a rule that trash the mail as soon as ti arrive as we never define the mail in protonmail?As others comment below, this, doesn't help to hide the email address and some server reject this type of email address. :- (
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Anonymous commented
Any updates here? This has been open for nearly 5 years now, and under review for 4?
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Anthony Lei commented
Duckduckgo is launching an email protection service, we need to step up the game and implement this feature!
https://www.spreadprivacy.com/introducing-email-protection-beta/ -
George commented
Nice idea
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輿水 拓海 commented
That's a great feature. I don't want to use simplelogin anymore. Please include this feature to the freeplan too.
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Name commented
Also with the ability to send email from the alias.
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Anonymous commented
How I could use a feature like this.
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Matt commented
I'm using simplelogin which is great but it has it's flaws that could be addressed if PM integrated a similar function.
The reverse -alias address that comes from simplelogin is long and meaningless. If Pm integrated this function than the send address could still be the original sender address rather than a masked alias. -
Rick commented
I am not sure why protonmail hasn't implemented features like masked mail similar to Blur service by Albine. I checked out Blur services, and the concept is great. Just why should we have to search for these additional mail features from other companies when it would be great if protonmail had these features or as least a roadmap on upcoming requests.
By the way has anyone checked out Sekur? They are a Swiss-based company that offer secured email and chat. They also offer cloud solutions. Would be great if protonmail comes out with a secured mobile chat. If it wasn't for the cost I would drop signal app. They were saying how signal app goes through your contacts and initial setup you have to provide your phone number so overall your privacy isn't so private whereas Sekur doesn't ask for your phone number. You are given a random id.
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Anonymous commented
I'm moving all my emails to proton once this disposable aliases feature and the search tool are ready, otherwise the purpose of trying to keep my online activity private and practical is defeated-