Brave Browser Surpasses Chrome with Cutting-Edge Email Alias Functionality

The Brave browser, a robust alternative to Chrome, has introduced an exciting new capability: email aliases. Launched this week, this feature allows Brave users to register on various platforms while keeping their actual email addresses concealed.

To take advantage of this feature, users need to create a Brave account and provide their real email address. Once logged in, a pop-up appears when clicking on any email input field across websites, allowing users to choose an alias. (If the pop-up doesn’t show, users can right-click the field to access this option.) The selected email alias will be automatically populated in the form on the website, and any emails sent to that alias will be forwarded to your primary email account.

According to the company, using an email alias greatly improves privacy, as many websites use your email as a unique identifier, potentially leading to targeted advertising. Companies like Meta can connect the given email to their databases, enabling them to monitor your online activities and shopping behaviors.

Moreover, sharing your email with a site that suffers a data breach could jeopardize your primary email, possibly exposing it to cybercriminals who might sell it to data brokers.

Brave has implemented this feature to address such privacy concerns, assuring users that emails sent to aliases are not monitored—only spam and malware are filtered out. All forwarded emails are promptly deleted from Brave’s servers, and information related to Brave accounts is encrypted. Any notes associated with an alias are stored locally on your device unless synchronization is enabled. When synchronization is turned on, notes are secured with end-to-end encryption.

As the email alias feature evolves, users may occasionally discover some forwarded emails in their spam folders; however, this should enhance as Brave continues to refine its services as an email provider.

At present, Brave users can create up to five complimentary email aliases, with plans for additional aliases to be made available to Premium subscribers in the future.