Brave Browser Surpasses Chrome with Groundbreaking Email Alias Functionality

The Brave browser, a compelling alternative to Chrome, has launched an exciting new feature: email aliases. Unveiled this week, this capability allows Brave users to register on various platforms while keeping their actual email addresses private.

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

The company asserts that using an email alias greatly improves privacy since many websites use your email as a unique identifier, leading to targeted advertisements. Companies like Meta can associate the provided email with their databases, enabling them to monitor your online activities and shopping preferences.

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

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

As the email alias feature evolves, users might occasionally find some forwarded emails in their spam folders; however, this situation is expected to improve as Brave enhances its capabilities as an email provider.

Currently, Brave users can create up to five free email aliases, with plans to offer additional aliases to Premium subscribers in the future.