AdGuard Launches Free Alias and Temporary Email Service to Enhance Privacy Protection

Renowned ad-blocking tool AdGuard has recently launched an alias and temporary email service. The service is currently free, and no subscription plans have been mentioned, leaving it unclear whether premium services will be introduced later.

The concept of alias and temporary email services was first popularized by products like Firefox Relay, where users can generate multiple alias email addresses and have emails forwarded to their primary inbox.

Temporary emails serve to address the need for registration for certain services. Some websites require account registration before usage, in which case users can register using a temporary email.

What's the purpose behind these services? In a nutshell, privacy protection. Here's how it works:

Alias Emails: If your real email is A, you can register multiple alias emails like B, C, D, etc., and use these aliases to sign up for less important services. Emails received by these aliases will be automatically forwarded to A for your viewing. If these emails frequently send advertisements, you can terminate B, C, D, without worrying about your A email address being exposed.

Temporary Emails: You can register multiple temporary emails like B, C, D, etc., and use these temporary emails to register for various services. You can destroy these emails and their data at any time, and the received emails will not be forwarded to your A email, only viewable in AdGuard Mail.

The main benefit of using these alias and temporary emails is to enhance privacy protection. They are perfectly suited for registering less critical services, and even if these accounts are destroyed later, it does not matter.

Similarly, if these services leak your email to advertisement networks, it does not matter because they do not have your real email and can be replaced at any time. This can significantly reduce data leaks and advertisement harassment on your primary email and enhance security.

AdGuard Mail is currently available as a web version and for various system clients. However, this feature requires registration and creation of an AdGuard account and binding your personal email as the main email. So, yes, AdGuard gets your real email.

Experience it here: https://adguard-mail.com/