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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Protect your Privacy with 10 Minute Mail (10minute-email.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Dorina@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Do you need to provide an email address to sign up for a website or service, but don't want to reveal your personal email address or receive spam emails? If so, you need a 10 minute email service. A 10 minute email service provides you with a disposable email address that you can use for a specific purpose and then discard. The email address is valid for 10 minutes by default, but can be extended to 100 minutes if necessary.

The email address is randomly generated and cannot be traced back to you. Once the email address expires, any emails sent to it are no longer accessible. This way, you can protect your privacy and avoid spam.

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[–] howrar@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've been using https://simplelogin.io for this. Paid for premium and I think it's well worth it. You don't want to use an email that will disappear in a few days if you need to actually receive mail from whatever service you're signing up for.

[–] gish@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Another Simple Login user here. Been using for years now, and since the partnership(?) with Proton, it's included with my membership which is great.

[–] GhostMagician@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I love simple login. Before that I needed to handle multiple email accounts if I didn't want to expose my main email.

[–] Disgusted_Tadpole@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, this is such a precious tool. And if they ask for a phone number, you can also find temporary phone number. So useful to confirm account !

[–] fratermus@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I have used spamgourmet for years, and also use the username+identifier format in gmail

[–] naoseiquemsou@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I've been using grr.la for that purpose

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