[Informatics] [OT] Data security - anonymous, temporary email addresses

[Matheson, Heath A]

Yahoo has in-built “disposable e-mail addresses” for this purpose. Just add a new suffix for each address. For me this is the company name.  Not only can you delete the address if you receive spam but you can easily tell which companies have leaked your e-mail address.
I have some generic ones in case I have to give an e-mail unexpectedly over the phone. I get some mixed responses giving the email heath-stuff4 at yahoo over the phone.

I disagree that there is a dilemma here. For validation purposes you are proving you are not spam software and it should be your choice as to what and how much communication an organisation sends out to you.

Heath Matheson

From: informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark
Sent: Wednesday, 16 November 2016 4:38 PM
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Subject: [Informatics] [OT] Data security - anonymous, temporary email addresses

Hi, anonymous souls

Much like Mailinator<http://mailinator.com>, about which I spoke about much earlier, which lets people create an email address and anonymously check for replies (e.g. to avoid later spamming after registration at some sites)...

https://10minutemail.com is another variety. It creates a temporary (10 minute) email account which lives just long enough to register with a site and get a confirmation email to reply to.

The morals of using sites like this? It's a dilemma... you must choose whether to be deceptive, or be a spam victim.
Or prevent 'honest' sites from knowing your real email address so they can contact you later to encourage participation or contribution.

Don't ask me. I'm still dithering about whether the adoption of the steam engine was a wise move...

Regards,
Mark

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