This is kind of nifty.
Software maker 1Password, which since 2019 has used the Sign in with Apple feature to allow iPhone and Mac users to protect their privacy by allowing them to generate random email addresses when they need to access a new website, service or app, has announced that it will be bringing a similar feature to its own software.
The company has partnered with email host Fastmail to introduce a feature called Masked Email. Like its Apple counterpart, the tool allows you to create unique email addresses for your logins. Users can create the aliases directly within the 1Password app, allowing the tool to be accessed on all platforms where the password manager is available.
“Reliance on technology has grown substantially, especially over the last year, and so has our susceptibility to data breaches and spam,” said 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner. “For any streaming services, newsletters, or other online accounts that people have signed up for, Masked Email makes it possible for them to use email aliases to help keep their online identities private on any platform, but still manage them from a primary email inbox. And if they start receiving unwanted emails, it’s also a clear way for people to identify which of those services have shared, leaked or sold their email address.”
The new feature could prove vital in helping to safeguard users’ online privacy. In many cases, privacy breaches begin with phishing emails. As such, a user is far less likely to click on a suspicious link or inadvertently share your personal information if you don’t get one of those messages in the first place.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via Engadget