diff --git a/config/mkdocs-offline.yml b/config/mkdocs-offline.yml index 5a37c4c5..9d0ac140 100644 --- a/config/mkdocs-offline.yml +++ b/config/mkdocs-offline.yml @@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ nav: - 'cloud.md' - 'dns.md' - 'email.md' + - 'email-aliasing.md' - 'financial-services.md' - 'photo-management.md' - 'search-engines.md' diff --git a/config/mkdocs.en.yml b/config/mkdocs.en.yml index 2128a373..2570ed61 100644 --- a/config/mkdocs.en.yml +++ b/config/mkdocs.en.yml @@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ nav: - Providers: - 'cloud.md' - 'dns.md' + - 'email-aliasing.md' - 'email.md' - 'financial-services.md' - 'photo-management.md' diff --git a/config/mkdocs.es.yml b/config/mkdocs.es.yml index 0205005e..38b0b701 100644 --- a/config/mkdocs.es.yml +++ b/config/mkdocs.es.yml @@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ nav: - Proveedores: - 'cloud.md' - 'dns.md' + - 'email-aliasing.md' - 'email.md' - 'financial-services.md' - 'photo-management.md' diff --git a/config/mkdocs.fr.yml b/config/mkdocs.fr.yml index 4f6c76d5..e51f1972 100644 --- a/config/mkdocs.fr.yml +++ b/config/mkdocs.fr.yml @@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ nav: - "Fournisseurs": - 'cloud.md' - 'dns.md' + - 'email-aliasing.md' - 'email.md' - 'financial-services.md' - 'photo-management.md' diff --git a/config/mkdocs.he.yml b/config/mkdocs.he.yml index ce384a94..5be48ff7 100644 --- a/config/mkdocs.he.yml +++ b/config/mkdocs.he.yml @@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ nav: - "ספקים": - 'cloud.md' - 'dns.md' + - 'email-aliasing.md' - 'email.md' - 'financial-services.md' - 'photo-management.md' diff --git a/config/mkdocs.it.yml b/config/mkdocs.it.yml index 238f9571..f22f0f56 100644 --- a/config/mkdocs.it.yml +++ b/config/mkdocs.it.yml @@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ nav: - Fornitori: - 'cloud.md' - 'dns.md' + - 'email-aliasing.md' - 'email.md' - 'financial-services.md' - 'photo-management.md' diff --git a/config/mkdocs.nl.yml b/config/mkdocs.nl.yml index b1a33206..368e8dff 100644 --- a/config/mkdocs.nl.yml +++ b/config/mkdocs.nl.yml @@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ nav: - Providers: - 'cloud.md' - 'dns.md' + - 'email-aliasing.md' - 'email.md' - 'financial-services.md' - 'photo-management.md' diff --git a/config/mkdocs.ru.yml b/config/mkdocs.ru.yml index 523418ef..fb225c8b 100644 --- a/config/mkdocs.ru.yml +++ b/config/mkdocs.ru.yml @@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ nav: - Провайдеры: - 'cloud.md' - 'dns.md' + - 'email-aliasing.md' - 'email.md' - 'financial-services.md' - 'photo-management.md' diff --git a/config/mkdocs.zh-Hant.yml b/config/mkdocs.zh-Hant.yml index faa00775..f41d5cbc 100644 --- a/config/mkdocs.zh-Hant.yml +++ b/config/mkdocs.zh-Hant.yml @@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ nav: - 提供者: - 'cloud.md' - 'dns.md' + - 'email-aliasing.md' - 'email.md' - 'financial-services.md' - 'photo-management.md' diff --git a/docs/email-aliasing.md b/docs/email-aliasing.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..514cac84 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/email-aliasing.md @@ -0,0 +1,112 @@ +--- +title: "Email Aliasing" +icon: material/email-lock +description: An email aliasing service allows you to easily generate a new email address for every website you register for. +cover: email-aliasing.webp +--- +An email aliasing service allows you to easily generate a new email address for every website you register for. The email aliases you generate are then forwarded to an email address of your choosing, hiding both your "main" email address and the identity of your [email provider](email.md). True email aliasing is better than plus addressing commonly used and supported by many providers, which allows you to create aliases like `yourname+[anythinghere]@example.com`, because websites, advertisers, and tracking networks can trivially remove anything after the `+` sign. Organizations like the [IAB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Advertising_Bureau) require that advertisers [normalize email addresses](https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/01/the-iab-loves-tracking-users-but-it-hates-users-tracking-them) so that they can be correlated and tracked, regardless of users' privacy wishes. + +
+ +- ![addy.io logo](assets/img/email-aliasing/addy.svg){ .twemoji } [addy.io](email.md#addyio) +- ![SimpleLogin logo](assets/img/email-aliasing/simplelogin.svg){ .twemoji } [SimpleLogin](email.md#simplelogin) + +
+ +Email aliasing can also act as a safeguard in case your email provider ever ceases operation. In that scenario, you can easily re-route your aliases to a new email address. In turn, however, you are placing trust in the aliasing service to continue functioning. + +Using a dedicated email aliasing service also has a number of benefits over a catch-all alias on a custom domain: + +- Aliases can be turned on and off individually when you need them, preventing websites from emailing you randomly. +- Replies are sent from the alias address, shielding your real email address. + +They also have a number of benefits over "temporary email" services: + +- Aliases are permanent and can be turned on again if you need to receive something like a password reset. +- Emails are sent to your trusted mailbox rather than stored by the alias provider. +- Temporary email services typically have public mailboxes which can be accessed by anyone who knows the address, aliases are private to you. + +Our email aliasing recommendations are providers that allow you to create aliases on domains they control, as well as your own custom domain(s) for a modest yearly fee. They can also be self-hosted if you want maximum control. However, using a custom domain can have privacy-related drawbacks: If you are the only person using your custom domain, your actions can be easily tracked across websites simply by looking at the domain name in the email address and ignoring everything before the at (@) sign. + +Using an aliasing service requires trusting both your email provider and your aliasing provider with your unencrypted messages. Some providers mitigate this slightly with Automatic PGP Encryption, which reduces the number of parties you need to trust from two to one by encrypting incoming emails before they are delivered to your final mailbox provider. + +### addy.io + +
+ +![addy.io logo](assets/img/email-aliasing/addy.svg){ align=right } + +**addy.io** lets you create 10 domain aliases on a shared domain for free, or unlimited "standard" aliases which are less anonymous. + +[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://addy.io){ .md-button .md-button--primary } +[:octicons-eye-16:](https://addy.io/privacy){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" } +[:octicons-info-16:](https://app.addy.io/docs){ .card-link title=Documentation} +[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/anonaddy){ .card-link title="Source Code" } +[:octicons-heart-16:](https://addy.io/donate){ .card-link title=Contribute } + +
+Downloads + +- [:simple-android: Android](https://addy.io/faq/#is-there-an-android-app) +- [:material-apple-ios: iOS](https://addy.io/faq/#is-there-an-ios-app) +- [:simple-firefoxbrowser: Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/addy_io) +- [:simple-googlechrome: Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/addyio-anonymous-email-fo/iadbdpnoknmbdeolbapdackdcogdmjpe) + +
+ +
+ +The number of shared aliases (which end in a shared domain like @addy.io) that you can create is limited to 10 on addy.io's free plan, 50 on their $1/month plan and unlimited on the $4/month plan (billed $3 for a year). You can create unlimited standard aliases (which end in a domain like @[username].addy.io or a custom domain on paid plans), however, as previously mentioned, this can be detrimental to privacy because people can trivially tie your standard aliases together based on the domain name alone. They are useful where a shared domain might be blocked by a service. Securitum [audited](https://addy.io/blog/addy-io-passes-independent-security-audit) addy.io in September 2023 and no significant vulnerabilities [were identified](https://addy.io/addy-io-security-audit.pdf). + +Notable free features: + +- [x] 10 Shared Aliases +- [x] Unlimited Standard Aliases +- [ ] No Outgoing Replies +- [x] 1 Recipient Mailbox +- [x] Automatic PGP Encryption + +### SimpleLogin + +
+ +![Simplelogin logo](assets/img/email-aliasing/simplelogin.svg){ align=right } + +**SimpleLogin** is a free service which provides email aliases on a variety of shared domain names, and optionally provides paid features like unlimited aliases and custom domains. + +[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://simplelogin.io){ .md-button .md-button--primary } +[:octicons-eye-16:](https://simplelogin.io/privacy){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" } +[:octicons-info-16:](https://simplelogin.io/docs){ .card-link title=Documentation} +[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/simple-login){ .card-link title="Source Code" } + +
+Downloads + +- [:simple-googleplay: Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.simplelogin.android) +- [:simple-appstore: App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1494359858) +- [:simple-github: GitHub](https://github.com/simple-login/Simple-Login-Android/releases) +- [:simple-firefoxbrowser: Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simplelogin) +- [:simple-googlechrome: Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dphilobhebphkdjbpfohgikllaljmgbn) +- [:simple-microsoftedge: Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/simpleloginreceive-sen/diacfpipniklenphgljfkmhinphjlfff) +- [:simple-safari: Safari](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1494051017) + +
+ +
+ +SimpleLogin was [acquired by Proton AG](https://proton.me/news/proton-and-simplelogin-join-forces) as of April 8, 2022. If you use Proton Mail for your primary mailbox, SimpleLogin is a great choice. As both products are now owned by the same company you now only have to trust a single entity. We also expect that SimpleLogin will be more tightly integrated with Proton's offerings in the future. SimpleLogin continues to support forwarding to any email provider of your choosing. Securitum [audited](https://simplelogin.io/blog/security-audit) SimpleLogin in early 2022 and all issues [were addressed](https://simplelogin.io/audit2022/web.pdf). + +You can link your SimpleLogin account in the settings with your Proton account. If you have the Proton Unlimited, Business, or Visionary Plan, you will have SimpleLogin Premium for free. + +Notable free features: + +- [x] 10 Shared Aliases +- [x] Unlimited Replies +- [x] 1 Recipient Mailbox +- [ ] Automatic PGP Encryption is only available on paid plans + +## Criteria + +**Please note we are not affiliated with any of the providers we recommend.** In addition to [our standard criteria](about/criteria.md), we evaluate email aliasing providers to the same standard as our regular [email provider criteria](email.md#criteria) where applicable. We suggest you familiarize yourself with this list before choosing an email service, and conduct your own research to ensure the provider you choose is the right choice for you. + +*[Automatic PGP Encryption]: Allows you to encrypt non-encrypted incoming emails before they are forwarded to your mailbox, making sure your primary mailbox provider never sees unencrypted email content. diff --git a/docs/email.md b/docs/email.md index 94b434a5..3904b834 100644 --- a/docs/email.md +++ b/docs/email.md @@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ For everything else, we recommend a variety of email providers based on sustaina - [OpenPGP-Compatible Email Providers :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](#openpgp-compatible-services) - [Other Encrypted Providers :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](#more-providers) -- [Email Aliasing Services :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](#email-aliasing-services) - [Self-Hosted Options :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](#self-hosting-email) +In addition to (or instead of) an email provider recommended here, you may wish to consider a dedicated [email aliasing service](email-aliasing.md) to protect your privacy. Among other things, these services can help protect your real inbox from spam, prevent marketers from correlating your accounts, and encrypt all incoming messages with PGP. + +- [More Information :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](email-aliasing.md) + ## OpenPGP Compatible Services These providers natively support OpenPGP encryption/decryption and the [Web Key Directory standard](basics/email-security.md#what-is-the-web-key-directory-standard), allowing for provider-agnostic E2EE emails. For example, a Proton Mail user could send an E2EE message to a Mailbox.org user, or you could receive OpenPGP-encrypted notifications from internet services which support it. @@ -235,111 +238,6 @@ Tuta also has a business feature called [Secure Connect](https://tuta.com/secure Tuta doesn't offer a digital legacy feature. -## Email Aliasing Services - -An email aliasing service allows you to easily generate a new email address for every website you register for. The email aliases you generate are then forwarded to an email address of your choosing, hiding both your "main" email address and the identity of your email provider. True email aliasing is better than plus addressing commonly used and supported by many providers, which allows you to create aliases like yourname+[anythinghere]@example.com, because websites, advertisers, and tracking networks can trivially remove anything after the + sign to know your true email address. - -
- -- ![addy.io logo](assets/img/email/mini/addy.svg){ .twemoji } [addy.io](email.md#addyio) -- ![SimpleLogin logo](assets/img/email/simplelogin.svg){ .twemoji } [SimpleLogin](email.md#simplelogin) - -
- -Email aliasing can act as a safeguard in case your email provider ever ceases operation. In that scenario, you can easily re-route your aliases to a new email address. In turn, however, you are placing trust in the aliasing service to continue functioning. - -Using a dedicated email aliasing service also has a number of benefits over a catch-all alias on a custom domain: - -- Aliases can be turned on and off individually when you need them, preventing websites from emailing you randomly. -- Replies are sent from the alias address, shielding your real email address. - -They also have a number of benefits over "temporary email" services: - -- Aliases are permanent and can be turned on again if you need to receive something like a password reset. -- Emails are sent to your trusted mailbox rather than stored by the alias provider. -- Temporary email services typically have public mailboxes which can be accessed by anyone who knows the address, aliases are private to you. - -Our email aliasing recommendations are providers that allow you to create aliases on domains they control, as well as your own custom domain(s) for a modest yearly fee. They can also be self-hosted if you want maximum control. However, using a custom domain can have privacy-related drawbacks: If you are the only person using your custom domain, your actions can be easily tracked across websites simply by looking at the domain name in the email address and ignoring everything before the at (@) sign. - -Using an aliasing service requires trusting both your email provider and your aliasing provider with your unencrypted messages. Some providers mitigate this slightly with automatic PGP encryption, which reduces the number of parties you need to trust from two to one by encrypting incoming emails before they are delivered to your final mailbox provider. - -### addy.io - -
- -![addy.io logo](assets/img/email/addy.svg#only-light){ align=right } -![addy.io logo](assets/img/email/addy-dark.svg#only-dark){ align=right } - -**addy.io** lets you create 10 domain aliases on a shared domain for free, or unlimited "standard" aliases which are less anonymous. - -[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://addy.io){ .md-button .md-button--primary } -[:octicons-eye-16:](https://addy.io/privacy){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" } -[:octicons-info-16:](https://app.addy.io/docs){ .card-link title=Documentation} -[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/anonaddy){ .card-link title="Source Code" } -[:octicons-heart-16:](https://addy.io/donate){ .card-link title=Contribute } - -
-Downloads - -- [:simple-android: Android](https://addy.io/faq/#is-there-an-android-app) -- [:material-apple-ios: iOS](https://addy.io/faq/#is-there-an-ios-app) -- [:simple-firefoxbrowser: Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/addy_io) -- [:simple-googlechrome: Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/addyio-anonymous-email-fo/iadbdpnoknmbdeolbapdackdcogdmjpe) - -
- -
- -The number of shared aliases (which end in a shared domain like @addy.io) that you can create is limited to 10 on addy.io's free plan, 50 on their $1/month plan and unlimited on the $4/month plan (billed $3 for a year). You can create unlimited standard aliases (which end in a domain like @[username].addy.io or a custom domain on paid plans), however, as previously mentioned, this can be detrimental to privacy because people can trivially tie your standard aliases together based on the domain name alone. They are useful where a shared domain might be blocked by a service. Securitum [audited](https://addy.io/blog/addy-io-passes-independent-security-audit) addy.io in September 2023 and no significant vulnerabilities [were identified](https://addy.io/addy-io-security-audit.pdf). - -Notable free features: - -- [x] 10 Shared Aliases -- [x] Unlimited Standard Aliases -- [ ] No Outgoing Replies -- [x] 1 Recipient Mailboxes -- [x] Automatic PGP Encryption - -### SimpleLogin - -
- -![Simplelogin logo](assets/img/email/simplelogin.svg){ align=right } - -**SimpleLogin** is a free service which provides email aliases on a variety of shared domain names, and optionally provides paid features like unlimited aliases and custom domains. - -[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://simplelogin.io){ .md-button .md-button--primary } -[:octicons-eye-16:](https://simplelogin.io/privacy){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" } -[:octicons-info-16:](https://simplelogin.io/docs){ .card-link title=Documentation} -[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/simple-login){ .card-link title="Source Code" } - -
-Downloads - -- [:simple-googleplay: Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.simplelogin.android) -- [:simple-appstore: App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1494359858) -- [:simple-github: GitHub](https://github.com/simple-login/Simple-Login-Android/releases) -- [:simple-firefoxbrowser: Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simplelogin) -- [:simple-googlechrome: Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dphilobhebphkdjbpfohgikllaljmgbn) -- [:simple-microsoftedge: Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/simpleloginreceive-sen/diacfpipniklenphgljfkmhinphjlfff) -- [:simple-safari: Safari](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6475835429) - -
- -
- -SimpleLogin was [acquired by Proton AG](https://proton.me/news/proton-and-simplelogin-join-forces) as of April 8, 2022. If you use Proton Mail for your primary mailbox, SimpleLogin is a great choice. As both products are now owned by the same company you now only have to trust a single entity. We also expect that SimpleLogin will be more tightly integrated with Proton's offerings in the future. SimpleLogin continues to support forwarding to any email provider of your choosing. Securitum [audited](https://simplelogin.io/blog/security-audit) SimpleLogin in early 2022 and all issues [were addressed](https://simplelogin.io/audit2022/web.pdf). - -You can link your SimpleLogin account in the settings with your Proton account. If you have the Proton Unlimited, Business, or Visionary Plan, you will have SimpleLogin Premium for free. - -Notable free features: - -- [x] 10 Shared Aliases -- [x] Unlimited Replies -- [x] 1 Recipient Mailbox - -*[Automatic PGP Encryption]: Allows you to encrypt non-encrypted incoming emails before they are forwarded to your mailbox, making sure your primary mailbox provider never sees unencrypted email content. - ## Self-Hosting Email Advanced system administrators may consider setting up their own email server. Mail servers require attention and continuous maintenance in order to keep things secure and mail delivery reliable. diff --git a/docs/tools.md b/docs/tools.md index 3c0afbab..9976f455 100644 --- a/docs/tools.md +++ b/docs/tools.md @@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ We [recommend](dns.md#recommended-providers) a number of encrypted DNS servers b
-- ![addy.io logo](assets/img/email/mini/addy.svg){ .twemoji } [addy.io](email.md#addyio) -- ![SimpleLogin logo](assets/img/email/simplelogin.svg){ .twemoji } [SimpleLogin](email.md#simplelogin) +- ![addy.io logo](assets/img/email-aliasing/addy.svg){ .twemoji } [addy.io](email-aliasing.md#addyio) +- ![SimpleLogin logo](assets/img/email-aliasing/simplelogin.svg){ .twemoji } [SimpleLogin](email-aliasing.md#simplelogin)
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