Brave browser introduces email aliases to enhance user privacy

As reported by Bleeping Computer, the latest version of the Brave browser, 1.94, now features "Email Aliases," a new tool designed to generate disposable email addresses for users when signing up for new online services.

This feature aims to shield users' primary email addresses from websites, while still ensuring that messages from these services are forwarded. Brave's approach addresses a privacy gap where, despite existing data isolation techniques, email addresses stored on website servers could be exposed in data breaches, leading to spam and phishing attacks. Users create a free Brave Account to use the aliases, which are stored encrypted. Brave uses a secure authentication method called OPAQUE for Brave Accounts, minimizing the risk of password-related security issues.

Initially, up to five email aliases are free, with a premium version planned. Brave emphasizes that forwarded messages undergo automated spam and malware filtering and are deleted from their servers within seconds of delivery. Users are advised that forwarded emails might initially go to spam folders as Brave establishes its email reputation.

Source: Bleeping Computer