The Never-Ending Battle Against Spam
How many times have you sighed at the inevitable pop-up to register for a website you’ll only use once? It’s a given that the strategic bombardment of your inbox is only a single click away. You would be enlisted for never-ending promotions, breach of data in case of a site hack and loads of other privacy risks. But Google has finally answered our call to arms— Shielded Email is our new ally in this war, giving us a way to sign up for services without sacrificing our actual email address. In other words, spam’s days are numbered.
How Google Shielded Email Defends Your Inbox from Infiltration
Google’s new Shielded Email will give you a disposable alias instead of exposing your real email. This alias forwards messages to your primary inbox keeping your real address private. The whole process would be seamlessly paired with Google’s Autofill, saving us from manually creating and maintaining multiple email accounts.
Google’s spam filter is already great at its job, but the best way to avoid spam and protect your privacy online is to prevent your email from being exposed in the first place. Shielded Email stops companies from ever getting access to your real address, solving the problem at its source. It also reduces the risk of important emails being mistakenly flagged as spam, ensuring that the messages you actually need aren’t lost in the clutter.
A Long-Awaited Fix for a Modern Headache
Let’s be honest, this should have existed years ago. Apple’s Hide My Email have something similar but as a part of its iCloud+ subscription. Not only is this new feature expected to be free but integrating it directly into Gboard makes it way more accessible. No extra apps, no weird workarounds just built-in protection for your inbox and privacy online.
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