Use a fake email address to keep your details private

摘要

Signing up for online services usually requires you to hand over your email address, to which sites routinely send a verification email, in which you need to click a link. This ensures it's impossible for you to give a false address while also gaining access to the information or service you need. However, by setting up a fake email address with AnonAddy, which forwards incoming emails to your inbox, you can mask your primary email address from websites while still gaining access to their services. Here, we'll show you how to get started with the free service. Create a username 1, which can be based on your own name or something completely anonymous, then provide the email address to which you want incoming emails forwarded 2 and a password 3. Enter the code shown in the graphic to verify that you're a real person, read through the terms and privacy policy and, if you agree with them, tick the box to say so, then click Register. AnonAddy will send an email to your inbox to check that you've given a valid address. Click the link it contains.